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Portrait of the Broads
240 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 1967
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December 10, 2023
Fascinating look at Broadland life, written in the 60s but harking back to an earlier age. Okay, written by a man obsessed with "the moronic Beatle-disciple with his long-player and long hair", who thinks the Broads would be great if there weren't so many bloody awful people there who, even when he's right, can be pretty obnoxious (and repetitive) about it. At times, you feel only moments away from a plea to bring back hanging and/or National Service.
But nothing can detract from the joy of hearing stories from old Broadland characters in their own voice, and the reams of fascinating detail on offer. In its own way, a portrait of two lost eras, and for that, I thoroughly enjoyed it.
But nothing can detract from the joy of hearing stories from old Broadland characters in their own voice, and the reams of fascinating detail on offer. In its own way, a portrait of two lost eras, and for that, I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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