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Growing Up in England and
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Of
Laundries and
Rabbits:
Growing Up in
England and Scotland
by John
Waddell & Ellen
Waddell |
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UK
price:
£7.00
US
price:
$12.95
Format: Paperback
Size: 6 x 9
Pages: 112
ISBN: 0-595-52039-1
Published: Jun-2008
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The captivating story of two
people who grew up in two
very different
environments—one in the
harsh economical conditions
of urban London, the other
in the picaresque
countryside of rural
Scotland.
This autobiography in two
parts by husband and wife
presents a remarkable
insight into life in Britain
during the last century,
especially the thirties and
early war years, and is a
valuable and readable source
of information for
generations to follow!
Ellen’s account of growing
up amidst the hardships of
life in a home wedged
between a mainline railway
and a canal in Kensal Town
where money was earned
taking in laundry is really
quite dramatic and riveting.
The poignant details
regarding the funeral of a
young girl are very moving.
On the other hand we have
John Waddell’s delectable
dry humour as he looks back
on the pros and cons of
growing up in the Scottish
countryside around
Auchterarder, complete with
vivid glimpses of country
lore from rabbits, mushrooms
and makeshift golf courses!
About the authors
The authors were
separated
temporarily when
John Waddell was
posted
elsewhere, but
in 1943 he was
back in London.
They were
married without
great ceremony
at Paddington
registrar’s
office. It was a
marriage that
lasted
fifty-three
years, and
brought great
happiness.
Members of the
Caledonian
Society to which
John Waddell
belongs know him
to be a very
keen gardener,
with a garden
the envy of all.
He is also a
very
accomplished
poet.
Books by John Waddell:
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Halesome Farin'
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(Wholesome Fare)
by John Waddell |
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UK price:
£8.85 US
price:
$15.95
Format: Paperback
Size : 6 x 9
Pages: 166
ISBN: 0-595-33011-8
Published: Sep-2004
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This is the third book of
poems by John Waddell,
following the publication of
his first very successful
collection, The Flying
Snail and his second
book, A Glimpse of Eden.
This time all the poems are
written in the beautiful,
rich, and descriptive Scots
language familiar to all
brought up north of the
border.
New book coming soon 'One
Hundred Poems'.
Book by John Waddell's
brother, Alexander Waddell:
This is a really a
remarkable book about World
War 2. So many
battlegrounds—first in the
Shetlands (a preparation
rather than a battle), then
the desert in North Africa,
then D-Day itself into
France, and finally Norway!
As a first-hand account by
someone directly involved in
these battles, especially
the D-day invasion, this
work is a very valuable
record of history.
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