
Taller Today
Fragments of a Childhood
Neil Ferguson(Author)
Telegram Books (Publisher)
Published on 29. May 2013
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-1-84659-151-8 (ISBN)
Description
The year is 1953. Britain has a new Queen. The MCC has won back the Ashes. Another BOAC Comet has crashed. We are taller today, but what was it like then, when we were smaller? In Taller Today Neil Ferguson pieces together fragments of his childhood in 1950s London where his father - socialist toff, inventor, jailbird, raconteur - leaves him to his own devices: to run wild in Kensington Gardens, practically a 'Lost Boy'; to discover the tragedy that led to his own begetting and then to cope with his sudden, unexpected abandonment. A vivid portrait of London in the aftermath of war, Taller Today is a poignant and evocative account of childhood, memory and the relationship between father and son.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Saqi Books
Dimensions
Height: 217 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84659-151-8 (9781846591518)
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06/2013
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Person
Neil Ferguson is a writer and poet. His novels include English Weather, Putting Out and Double Helix Fall. He currently teaches creative writing at the City Literature Institute and lives in London with his wife. Author location: London, UK