sib Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Emotive story about a man whose wife leaves him. He is alone with a son to raise, and he must take a lot of menial jobs to make ends meet. Recounts the various humiliations he has to suffer on his way to building a good future for his son. A moving account of the selfless love of a father for his son. Well worth reading. 7.5 out of 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyanddandy Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Thanks sib - sounds the sort of book I enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sib Posted September 2, 2007 Author Share Posted September 2, 2007 Thanks sib - sounds the sort of book I enjoy Yes, I enjoyed it. It Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyB Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Sounds good Sib - when's it set/when was it written if the language is old-fashioned? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sib Posted September 2, 2007 Author Share Posted September 2, 2007 Sounds good Sib - when's it set/when was it written if the language is old-fashioned? It was written in 1925, and sometimes a I think he was being a bit snobby...I think the class system was still going pretty strong then,..but it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger53 Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Somehow I have two copies of this book. Both hardback, the same colour, without covers. I haven't got far but the impression I get is the same as posted above. I read on the internet it was a very popular book in its day, and Warwick Deeping must have been a popular author. Wrote a number of books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sib Posted November 22, 2007 Author Share Posted November 22, 2007 Somehow I have two copies of this book. Both hardback, the same colour, without covers. I haven't got far but the impression I get is the same as posted above. I read on the internet it was a very popular book in its day, and Warwick Deeping must have been a popular author. Wrote a number of books. Yeah, I think this was his big hit, though..I quite enjoyed it, despite the upper-middle class snobbishness that was floating in the background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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