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That's Life Kid

the 'warm, eccentric and loveable' tale of a Lancashire childhood

Diana Alexander author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Crumps Barn Studio

Published:21st Oct '20

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That's Life Kid cover

New for summer 2022: special second edition featuring cover artwork inspired by Lake Windermere

A heartwarming memoir full of unforgettable moments in Lancashire and the Lake District: A little girl meets her father for the first time when he comes home from war in 1945. Later, school is a chaos of eccentric teachers and awful meals, and the first steps into adulthood are taken in the wake of a pioneering grandmother. Warm and loveable"That year was a Christmas to remember. It must have been, because my memories are so clear even after more than seventy years ..." A little girl meets her father for the first time when he comes home from war. Later, school is a chaos of eccentric teachers and awful meals, and the first steps into adulthood are taken in the wake of a pioneering grandmother. A heartwarming memoir full of unforgettable moments in Lancashire and the Lake District

‘Full of warmth and love ... A book one is sad to have finished, it is so full of warm, eccentric and loveable people’ ~ reader review; Further praise for Diana Alexander: ‘Beautiful’ ~ Vicki Bennet, Chipping Campden Literary Festival; ‘A real little treasure and a labour of love ... Written with warmth, verve and humour’ ~ This England magazine

ISBN: 9781838229801

Dimensions: 198mm x 128mm x 14mm

Weight: unknown

216 pages