Tales From the Back Green

Tales From the Back Green
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Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton
Total Pages : 134
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ISBN-10 : 9781848945777
ISBN-13 : 1848945779
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Book Synopsis Tales From the Back Green by : Bill Paterson

Download or read book Tales From the Back Green written by Bill Paterson and published by Hodder & Stoughton. This book was released on 2009-08-06 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When these captivating Tales from the Back Green were broadcast on BBC Radio they were described by The Herald as 'a vividly engaging portrait of a vanished city' and The Scotsman as 'an engaging series fondly and wittily rendered'. Now published for the first time, actor Bill Paterson's stories brilliantly evoke his 1950s Glasgow boyhood. This is a world of intriguing characters and extraordinary events set against the background of the changes and challenges of the post-war era – the nuclear threat, the fading dominance of the kirk, Rock and Roll, the disappearance of the beloved trams, and why penny whoppers were not worth tuppence. As a young surveyor, Paterson was witness to the dramatic transformation of the city, as austere tenements were swept away to make way for new roads and high-rise blocks. Tales From the Back Green is a brilliant realisation of childhood and youth; of memories Paterson describes as 'suspended in amber like Jurassic Park's mosquito, with its DNA still intact.' He wonders whether our memories change from grey to gold as the years pass - do we naturally recall our childhood as a time of optimism and hope?


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