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Tales of Guildford Street: A Novel of Birmingham by Emilia Williams (Paperback, 2020)

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This first novel by Emilia Williams is a sweeping family saga of life in the working class community of the Birmingham back to backs. Publisher : Brewin Books (20 Mar 2020). Paperback : 178 pages. As such, we are unable to cancel orders once they have been placed.

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This first novel by Emilia Williams is a sweeping family saga of life in the working class community of the Birmingham back to backs. Set between the 1920s and the 1960s, the story of the Holtes and Hatfields of Aston and Lozells, and their friends and neighbours, is seen through the eyes of Ada, the family matriarch, Lily, her fiery shop steward daughter, and Grace and Susannah, her granddaughters. The narrative encompasses the social life, politics and fashions of the 1960s and also the winds of change that are coming - as the characters prepare to leave the back to backs, which are to be demolished, as is the entire area - houses, pubs, shops, schools, cinemas and markets - as the 1970s are about to begin. Everyone is looking forward to a brighter future, but with some regrets for leaving the old world behind and the breaking up of a tightly knit working class community.