When the Growing Gets Tough

Many books have been written of what it was like growing up in east London during the forties, fifties and sixties but the authenticity of this latest east London book is at its best, it tells of what it was like being born into a large family of four brothers, a sister, two half brothers and five half sisters sleeping five to a bed, regular trips to the Pawn Shop on rent day, living on stews, bread pudding and coconut cake, its a roller coast ride of family life, of love, hate, jealousy and tears.

Credits to Vestry house museum London borough of Waltham forest for allowing photographs to be in the book.