The Baby Boomer Generation: A Lifetime of Memories

by Paul Feeney

Do you remember washing in a tin bath by the fire, using outside lavatories and not having a television? Did you grow up in the 1950s and were you a teenager in the swinging sixties? If the Festival of Britain, food rationing and the Queen's coronation are among your earliest memories then you belong to the post-war baby boomer generation. How did we end up here, in the second decade of the twenty-first century, when it all just seems like yesterday? In this fascinating new trip down memory lane, Paul Feeney remembers what it has been like to live through the eventful second half of the twentieth century. This nostalgic journey through an era of change will resonate with anyone who began their innocent childhood years in austerity and has lived through a lifetime of ground-breaking events to the much changed Britain of today. There are also some wonderful pictures to help jog our memories of bygone days.

227 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 30, 2011

Reviews

[Jemma · Rating 2 out of 5]

Fine when discussing the details of life in the postwar years. Not so good in later chapters when it makes grand statements about crime being worse and the EU bad, without offering real evidence.

[Anne M. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Being born in 1951 I fond this book interesting until the mid to late 70's then less so.
I was reminded of some items I had either possessed or seen in my young days which I had completely forgotten about.
I think that because of the years the book covers different generations will find parts more interesting than others.

[Isobel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very interesting read however, i was really looking forward to the 80's (when i was born) and i was quite dissapointed. Not really much was happening! The book started off on a positive attitude then after the 60's it all kinda went down hill.

[Lesley · Rating 2 out of 5]

The first section was interesting, but once the author had dealt with the sixties it got a bit boring.