Our Kid (The Hopkins Family Saga)
The bestselling and completely heartwarming story of one family in 1930s Manchester...
$39.32
- Paperback
528 pages
- Release Date
31 January 2008
Summary
The much-loved tale of a northern lad in WWII appears with an enchanting new cover.
It was on a Sunday night in 1928 that Billy Hopkins made his first appearance. Billy’s tenement home on the outskirts of Manchester would be considered a slum today, but he lived there happily with his large Catholic family, hatching money-making schemes with his many friends. When war came, and the Luftwaffe dominated the night sky, Billy was evacuated to Blackpool. There he lived on a starvation diet…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780755343188 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0755343182 |
| Author: | Billy Hopkins |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Headline Book Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 528 |
| Release Date: | 31 January 2008 |
| Weight: | 412g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 130mm x 36mm |
| Series: | Hopkins Family Saga |
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Critics Review
Heartwarming
How wonderful to have a book like this… A glimpse of a lost reality * Manchester Evening News *This fictionalized biography is an easy page-turner * Historical Novels Review *A celebration of the spirit of the times… witty and moving * Sentinel Sunday *Heart-warming * Bolton Evening News *A cracking yarn * Warrington Guardian *Hopkins, like all best authors, writes in effortlessly simplistic prose and as such is a fascinating author * Manchester Evening News *Not only is it a heart-rending story, it is a remarkable piece of social history * Lancashire Magazine *
About The Author
Billy Hopkins
Billy Hopkins was born in Collyhurst and grew up in the Manchester area. He is married with six adult children and now lives in retirement with his wife in Southport.
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