A Child in Paradise?

by Jim Mackley

Wymeswold 1939 -1958: The streets were dirty and poorly lit at night. There were very few 'mod cons'. Hardly any of the houses had central heating. In the forties there was no mains water and no television before about 1948. We had a telephone, most didn't. Some people had cars, most didn't. There were few washing machines, hardly any fridges, no dishwashers and certainly no mobile phones But was it Paradise? In this book Jim Mackley, a Wymeswold boy, remembers what the village was like from the dark years of the war to the golden years of the late fifties. His friend, Stan Sheppard, also recalls his memories of Wymeswold over the same period. The book is illustrated by photos and newspaper cuttings covering a longer period. Most of the inhabitants of the village in the forties and fifties are listed in an Appendix.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1512252174
• ISBN13: 9781512252170
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 90 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"