From Middle England: A Memory of the Thirties

by Philip Oakes

The author recounts his experiences as a student at an English boarding school during the late thirties and describes what he learned about prejudice, snobbery, and survival

185 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1984

Reviews

[John Anderson]

What a poignant and sad story of a boy sent away because his mother cannot cope,and of how he progresses from a boarding school to a Children’s Home.One gets the impression that without parental support he could well have ended up in Borstal or pehaps inna life of crime.I knew nothing about these Children Villages and was amazed at the physical work they did ,and often dangerous.A haunting read.

[Ann]

excellent...captures childhood in a way that makes me think of Angela's Ashes. Poignant and insightful about Britain's attitudes toward Jews in the era immediately before they became involved in WWII?