Martha Jane And Me by M Nicholson
As a girl in South Wales, Mavis Nicholson dreaded her friends finding out how closely she rubbed shoulders with Martha Jane, the grandmother whose large feather bed she had to share until she left home. Mavis's childhood memoir conjures up her vanished world at briton Ferry, the small house crammed with grandparents, parents, brother and sister. She describes the street games with her friends, outings with the flamboyant Matha Jane, visits from the vegtable cart and the cockle lady, her grandfather's drunken exploits, as well as the weekly highlights of the Kinema and Jerusalem Chapel. dates with the boys, and the gradual awakening of the world beyond the Ferry. . . . Above all she recalls the bittersweet memoirs of her possessive, baleful, increasingly jealous grandmother, who fed Pop, her husband, separate meals, surreptitiously sold her daughter's piano and regularly drove her son-in-law to seething exile in his garden shed - Martha Jane, the dominant influence in Mavis's young life. An enchanting account of the joys and agonies of girlhood. . . . . .
Mavis Nicholson is a British writer and TV broadcaster known for shows that include Good Afternoon, Mavis Catches Up With . . ., and Mavis on 4. She is a columnist at the Oldie magazine in the UK. Dame Vera Lynn is a British singer and songwriter who became a Forces' Sweetheart in honor of her concert tours entertaining troops in World War II. In 2009 she set a record as the oldest living artist to have a number one album on British music charts.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099288541 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099288540 |
| Title | Martha Jane And Me |
| Author | M Nicholson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 1999-08-05 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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