Whistler's’s review of Chilblains and Chitterlings: A Working Class Childhood in 1960s Birmingham > Likes and Comments
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Thank you SO much Whistler's Mom for reading both of my books, I'm thrilled to read this review! I too love memoirs by ordinary people, and it's such an encouragement for me to read all of your comments - very interesting reivew for me to read with the comparison with the USA too. Thank you again!
Dawn wrote: "Thank you SO much Whistler's Mom for reading both of my books, I'm thrilled to read this review! I too love memoirs by ordinary people, and it's such an encouragement for me to read all of your com..."
Thank you for writing two books that gave me so much pleasure!
I get carried away comparing locations and eras, but I believe that where and when you were born has great effects on your life. Reading books by contemporaries in England, Canada, and even different parts of the U.S., I see such differences in opportunities and outlook.
Like you, my life has been far different than those of my parents and grandparents. In most ways better, I think, not being a big believer in the "Good Old Days." They certainly weren't good for everyone and everything looks different in the rear view mirror.
I'm astonished at how much you remember about your childhood. Felt the same way when I read "The First Ten Years in Australia" by Max Barrington, whose family emigrated from England in 1959. His memories of his childhood are so vivid.
My memories of childhood are few and I wasn't unhappy or deprived. YetI remember things that I READ as a child very clearly. No accounting for it, really.
Keep up the good work!
Kathleen (Whistler's Mom)
Thank you - yes, it's amazing the little details that sit in the memory for decades (mind you i can't remember what i did last week!) Childhood memoirs are one of my favourite genres, and it is such an education as you say, especially when they cross the globe. Thank you so much.
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Thank you SO much Whistler's Mom for reading both of my books, I'm thrilled to read this review! I too love memoirs by ordinary people, and it's such an encouragement for me to read all of your comments - very interesting reivew for me to read with the comparison with the USA too. Thank you again!
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Dawn wrote: "Thank you SO much Whistler's Mom for reading both of my books, I'm thrilled to read this review! I too love memoirs by ordinary people, and it's such an encouragement for me to read all of your com..."Thank you for writing two books that gave me so much pleasure!
I get carried away comparing locations and eras, but I believe that where and when you were born has great effects on your life. Reading books by contemporaries in England, Canada, and even different parts of the U.S., I see such differences in opportunities and outlook.
Like you, my life has been far different than those of my parents and grandparents. In most ways better, I think, not being a big believer in the "Good Old Days." They certainly weren't good for everyone and everything looks different in the rear view mirror.
I'm astonished at how much you remember about your childhood. Felt the same way when I read "The First Ten Years in Australia" by Max Barrington, whose family emigrated from England in 1959. His memories of his childhood are so vivid.
My memories of childhood are few and I wasn't unhappy or deprived. YetI remember things that I READ as a child very clearly. No accounting for it, really.
Keep up the good work!
Kathleen (Whistler's Mom)
Thank you - yes, it's amazing the little details that sit in the memory for decades (mind you i can't remember what i did last week!) Childhood memoirs are one of my favourite genres, and it is such an education as you say, especially when they cross the globe. Thank you so much.
