My East End
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2001
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Penguin Audiobooks (Verlag)
9780141803456 (ISBN)
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9780141803456 (ISBN)
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Using oral history and more traditional sources, this is an account of the East End community of London - cockneys, criminals, street markets, pub singalongs, dog racing, jellied eels - compiled by an East Ender herself.
Gilda O'Neill was born into a traditional East End family in Bethnal Green. Her nan had a pie and mash shop, her grandfather was a tug skipper on the Thames and her great-uncle was the minder for a gambling den. Her childhood was in a world most of us associate with chirpy cockneys, pub knees-ups, legendary criminals and the Dickensian underworld. Yet here Gilda O'Neill goes beyond the myths of the East End to reveal a far more complex and humane story, from the area's distant past to the strong, close-knit communities of living memory. Gathering together her own memories and the personal recollections of East Enders, she brings us stories of unbelievable hardship and devastating change; yet also of great pride, kindness, courage, resilience and humour. These tales of yesterday provide a fascinating commentary on our ideas of community today, and tell, with wit, warmth and emotion, the real story of life in London's East End
Gilda O'Neill was born into a traditional East End family in Bethnal Green. Her nan had a pie and mash shop, her grandfather was a tug skipper on the Thames and her great-uncle was the minder for a gambling den. Her childhood was in a world most of us associate with chirpy cockneys, pub knees-ups, legendary criminals and the Dickensian underworld. Yet here Gilda O'Neill goes beyond the myths of the East End to reveal a far more complex and humane story, from the area's distant past to the strong, close-knit communities of living memory. Gathering together her own memories and the personal recollections of East Enders, she brings us stories of unbelievable hardship and devastating change; yet also of great pride, kindness, courage, resilience and humour. These tales of yesterday provide a fascinating commentary on our ideas of community today, and tell, with wit, warmth and emotion, the real story of life in London's East End
Gilda O'Neill lives in Spitalfields and grew up in the East End of London. She left school at 15 but went on to university as a mature student. She is a founder member of Material Girls a network of women writers across the whole spectrum of the industry. She divides her time between Essex and Spitalfields.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 29.11.2001 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 24pp b&w illustrations |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 107 x 140 mm |
| Gewicht | 258 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| ISBN-13 | 9780141803456 / 9780141803456 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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