Misadventures
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Misadventures

  1. 256 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Misadventures

About this book

Misadventures is a unique ensemble of mishaps and anecdotes revealing the ups and downs of one woman's life in twentieth-century London. Sylvia Smith's deadpan patter belies the startling complexities, humour and darkness at the heart of this remarkable memoir.

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Information

Publisher
Canongate Canons
Year
2009
Print ISBN
9781786893987
eBook ISBN
9781847677426
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Literature General
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. My Father
  2. My Mother
  3. The Family Tree
  4. Childhood
  5. Childhood Pets
  6. 1950-60: My School Days
  7. 1952: Rinty
  8. 1952: Miss Gee
  9. 1954: Trixie
  10. 1954: Roller-Skating
  11. 1955: The School-teacher in the Forest
  12. 1958: My First Kiss
  13. 1959: Beth
  14. 1959: Brian
  15. 1959: Jennifer
  16. 1960: Carol D
  17. 1961: Hazel
  18. 1961: Mick
  19. 1961: Linda W
  20. 1961: Carol C
  21. 1962: The Wrestler
  22. 1963: Ursula
  23. 1963: The Beautiful Waitress in the Italian Restaurant
  24. 1963: Gloria
  25. Women Travelling on Their Own in the Sixties
  26. 1965: A Family Health Problem
  27. 1965: Jean Pierre
  28. 1966: My Twenty-first Birthday
  29. 1967: Pierre
  30. 1967: Patrick
  31. 1967: Kathy
  32. 1967: The Lady in the Rain
  33. 1967: Anne
  34. 1968: Jackie
  35. 1968: Alan
  36. 1968: David
  37. 1968: Eric
  38. 1969: Pat
  39. 1969: Bob
  40. 1970: John H
  41. 1970: Heracles
  42. 1970: Heracles’ Friend Chris
  43. 1975: Peter
  44. 1975: Pauline
  45. 1975: Josie
  46. 1977: The Man at the Funfair
  47. 1977: Hilary
  48. 1977: John S
  49. 1977: Lorraine
  50. 1977: Nasrin
  51. 1978: Betty
  52. 1979: Glyn
  53. 1979: Sam
  54. 1979: Malcolm
  55. 1979: Brian G
  56. 1979: Club Row Sunday Market
  57. 1980: Mr and Mrs P
  58. 1980: Michelle
  59. 1981: The Indian Shopkeeper
  60. 1983: Aunt Milly
  61. 1983: Ghalib
  62. 1983: Jenny H
  63. 1984: Ian
  64. 1984: Janet
  65. 1985: The Probation Service
  66. 1985: My Investments
  67. 1985: Elaine
  68. 1986: The Neighbours
  69. 1987: Brian R
  70. 1987: Pat
  71. 1987: Ginnie
  72. 1987: Andrea
  73. 1987: Jenny F’s Night Out
  74. 1987: Lynne
  75. 1988: Barbara
  76. 1988: Paula
  77. 1988: Martina
  78. 1988: The Little Boy
  79. 1989: Shaunagh
  80. 1990: June
  81. 1990: Maureen
  82. 1990: The Car Crash
  83. 1990: Old Bill
  84. 1992: Cheryl
  85. 1992: Ide
  86. 1992: Ali
  87. 1992: Paul C
  88. 1992: The Grope
  89. 1992: Jean
  90. 1992: The Borrower
  91. 1992: Roogie and James
  92. 1993: Paul
  93. 1993: The Flower Seller
  94. 1993: Ron, Bill and Richard
  95. 1993: Denise
  96. 1993: Marion
  97. 1994: Miriam
  98. 1994: Virginia’s Mugging
  99. 1994: Dr Shah
  100. 1994: Mrs Murphy
  101. 1994: Mrs Murphy’s Holiday
  102. 1994: Raf
  103. 1994: Steve
  104. 1995: Cousin June
  105. 1995: The Old Duck in Sainsburys
  106. 1995: The Black Man in Tesco
  107. 1995: The Man
  108. 1995

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