'I cannot exaggerate how much I admired this book – not because I knew the central participants intimately, but because it deserves admiration on its own merits for its honesty, its self-deprecating humour, its true ear for colloquial dialogue and the ability of the author to tell her story without conceit or self-pity. Put against some of the tawdry, fifth-rate crap that passes muster as autobiography in this age of declining standards, I would recommend it to anybody who values good writing and the nostalgic remembrance of times past.'

DOREEN HAWKINS

288 pages, 16 pages b/w plates, full colour cover

ISBN 978-1-904-34966-2