This book, the first of three, tells of the trials and fun in the life of a young person growing up in the hard times between the 1940s and the late 1950s.
There is no specific setting for all that happened to the author although, Welshpool and Birkenhead are places that feature as the main locales that influenced him and helped in the life choices that he made.
From Morriston and through many other places until settling in Birkenhead it goes on to tell of the thoughts and feelings of a child struggling with fear, doubt and the threat of adoption, which event occurred.
It tells also of people coming together to form a family unit, reliant upon themselves, and each other in post war Britain. The hardships and the laughter, the tears and joys, all are present in this book.
There is no specific setting for all that happened to the author although, Welshpool and Birkenhead are places that feature as the main locales that influenced him and helped in the life choices that he made.
From Morriston and through many other places until settling in Birkenhead it goes on to tell of the thoughts and feelings of a child struggling with fear, doubt and the threat of adoption, which event occurred.
It tells also of people coming together to form a family unit, reliant upon themselves, and each other in post war Britain. The hardships and the laughter, the tears and joys, all are present in this book.
