The Hallsmiths are a truly remarkable family; or that, at least, is how Elspeth's parents would like to be perceived. But Father, a hero of the Gre...
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Sep 02, 2011
Louise
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Emma Smith's account of her childhood in Newquay, Cornwall, in the 1920s and 1930s, is highly enjoyable, but tinged with sadness. Inbetween entertaining anecdotes about playing on the beach, outings, parties, eccentric people etc, is the constant theme of the baleful effect her bitter, unhappy father had on his family. He longed for a career as an artist, but instead had to work as a bank clerk, a job he loathed, and considered beneath him. His lack of money and social status, combined with h
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Dec 08, 2010
JackieB
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This was an engrossing memoir of Emma Smith's childhood. It was written in the present tense which I didn't think I was going to like. However it just made the memories more vivid.
Jun 23, 2010
Lynn
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Beautifully written memoir of life with a difficult family (aren't they all?) in Cornwall between the wars.
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