World's End by Donald James

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Summary

World's End is the story of Donald Wheal¹s childhood in Chelsea's World's End at the height of the Second World War.

Not for him the privileged bohemian world of Chelsea a few hundred yards away.

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World's End by Donald James

World's End is the story of Donald Wheal(1)s childhood in Chelsea's World's End at the height of the Second World War. Not for him the privileged bohemian world of Chelsea a few hundred yards away.
'An overwhelmingly honest account of one boy's wartime memories' * The Good Books Guide *
'Written to almost make you wish you had been there' * The Times *
'Terrific, an insightful memoir about family love' * Evening Standard *
'I loved itWheal spins a fine, affecting tale. It begins in a world where, on Fridays, factory girls wore curlers in their hair, and the now gentrified streets were once known for the brutality of their Saturday night fights. It ends with the horrors and destruction of war.' Gilda O'Neill, author of My East End and Our Street

DONALD WHEAL is the real name of DONALD JAMES, the critically acclaimed thriller writer of Monstrum, The Fortune Teller and Vadim. As Donald Wheal he has also written The Fall of the Russian Empire and The Penguin Dictionary of the Third Reich.

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ISBN 13 9780099474166
ISBN 10 0099474166
Title World's End
Author Donald James
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Cornerstone
Year published 2006-03-16
Number of pages 368
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.