A Time Less Frantic

by Gordon Carr

There was an era not long ago when there were no mobile phones, computers, or any other similar devices. For many it was a golden age with no restriction on conversation or comment such as exists today. Children ran free, having fun outside in the fresh air, not sitting before a television set or computer for hours. Entertainment was by wireless or piano and many houses had big back yards, lawns, flower and vegetable gardens. Most mothers stayed at home looking after house and family while fathers went to work, the single income enough to cover expenses. Children walked to school, others who lived further away rode bicycles or rode ponies or horses. The threat of global warming lay in the future. Mining of coal took place with the approval of everybody. The so-called Greens Party had not been invented. Many recall the time between the two World Wars as a golden age apart from the years of the Great Depression. It was a much simpler, less frantic, uncomplicated way of life.

326 pages, Paperback

Published January 31, 2020

About the author

Gordon Carr, was a newspaper and television journalist working for BBC Television News making investigative documentaries. Carr also directed and produced The Angry Brigade film documentary released by PM Press.