Our Kid (The Hopkins Family Saga)
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Our Kid (The Hopkins Family Saga) by Billy Hopkins
A warm-hearted and powerful story of war, family and hope, OUR KID is the beloved, bestselling family saga based on Billy Hopkins' own experiences growing up in the harsh back streets of Manchester in the 1930s.
How wonderful to have a book like this.. A glimpse of a lost reality * Manchester Evening News *
This fictionalized biography is an easy page-turner * Historical Novels Review *
A celebration of the spirit of the times... witty and moving * Sentinel Sunday *
Heart-warming * Bolton Evening News *
A cracking yarn * Warrington Guardian *
Hopkins, like all best authors, writes in effortlessly simplistic prose and as such is a fascinating author * Manchester Evening News *
Not only is it a heart-rending story, it is a remarkable piece of social history * Lancashire Magazine *
This fictionalized biography is an easy page-turner * Historical Novels Review *
A celebration of the spirit of the times... witty and moving * Sentinel Sunday *
Heart-warming * Bolton Evening News *
A cracking yarn * Warrington Guardian *
Hopkins, like all best authors, writes in effortlessly simplistic prose and as such is a fascinating author * Manchester Evening News *
Not only is it a heart-rending story, it is a remarkable piece of social history * Lancashire Magazine *
Billy Hopkins (better known to his family and friends as Wilfred Hopkins) was born in Collyhurst in 1928 and attended schools in Manchester. Before going into higher education, he worked as a copy boy for the Manchester Guardian. He later studied at the Universities of London, Manchester and Leeds and was involved in school-teaching and teacher-training in Liverpool, Manchester, Salford and Glasgow. He also worked in African universities in Kenya, Zimbabwe and Malawi. Billy Hopkins, author, husband and father of six, died aged 83 in 2012.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780755343188 |
| ISBN 10 | 0755343182 |
| Title | Our Kid (The Hopkins Family Saga) |
| Author | Billy Hopkins |
| Series | Hopkins Family Saga |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Headline Publishing Group |
| Year published | 2007-12-27 |
| Number of pages | 528 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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