This Boy: A Memoir of a Childhood
By Alan Johnson.
Description
The extraordinary 1950s London childhood of one of Britain's best-loved politicians. Alan Johnson's childhood was not so much difficult as unusual, particularly for a man who was destined to become Home Secretary. Not in respect of the poverty, which was shared with many of those living in the slums of post-war Britain, but in its transition from two-parent family to single mother and then to no parents at all.This is essentially the story of two incredible women: Alan's mother, Lily, who battled against poor health, poverty, domestic violence an...
ISBN(s)
0552167010, 9780552167017
