When I Was a Lad — Growing Up in 1960s and 1970s Britain, A Memoir of Family Life, Change and Coming of Age

 

My latest book, When I Was a Lad, is available from today.

What did it really feel like to grow up in Britain during the 1960s and 1970s?

When I Was a Lad is a personal account of growing up during one of the most dynamic and turbulent periods in modern British history. This memoir invites readers to experience a changing nation through the eyes of someone who lived it.

It is a Britain that feels both familiar and yet different.

But beyond the personal memories lies a bigger story.

This was the Britain of the swinging sixties and the troubled seventies. From the post-war austerity of the early 1960s to the economic and social upheavals of the 1970s, this is a story that captures what it truly felt like to be there. At school, home, work, and play.

We saw the decline of old industries and the rise of new ones. There was a growing sense that the old certainties no longer applied. Through personal stories, When I Was a Lad tells how these changes were experienced. It is about growing up and coming of age in uncertain times.

Readers who remember the era will find themselves transported back, perhaps recognising moments from their own lives in the author’s experiences. Those who did not live through it will gain an intimate look at a time that continues to shape Britain today.

When I Was a Lad balances honesty and a little humour that does not shy away from the challenges of the time. But neither does it lose sight of how the past informs the present. The good times and the not-so-good. From the rhythm of daily life, shaped by family, work, and making ends meet, to the challenges of growing up in a world where nothing stayed the same for long. Just real life.

This is not an academic history book. It’s a real life story unfolding alongside a nation in transition. And once you start reading, you’ll find yourself asking, ‘How much has really changed?’

And how much, perhaps, hasn’t?

Currently available as an e-book to buy, it can be downloaded from Amazon. 

Pages: 95

Price: £2.99

It is also free to read for members of Kindle Unlimited.

But now you don’t need a Kindle to read it. It is also available for download from Amazon as an EPUB or PDF.

Amazon link here: When I Was a Lad