A Child in the Forest - Hardcover

Winifred Foley

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0030058570 ISBN 13: 9780030058578

Publisher: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1985

Synopsis

The author recounts her childhood in Gloucestershire, where her father was a coal miner, her work as a domestic servant in London, and her first meeting with her future husband

About this title

About the Author:

Born in 1914, Winifred Foley grew up in the Forest of Dean. She died in March 2009.

From Library Journal:

Foley's vivid yet low-key reminiscences (first presented on a BBC radio series) tell of her childhood as a coal miner's daughter in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire and her teenage years in domestic service in London and the Cotswalds. Born in 1914 in a geographically isolated part of England, she re-creates details of a seemingly timeless way of life: poverty warmed by close family relationships, village school, chapel, Sunday-school excursions, and the matter-of-fact awareness that by 14 a girl must leave home to earn her keep. Despite the attractive illustrations, the book is not intended for children, though it should be enjoyed by young adults and general readers and provides primary material for social historians. Sally Mitchell, English Dept., Temple Univ., Philadelphia
Copyright 1985 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Holt, Rinehart and Winston
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0030058570
• ISBN 13: 9780030058578
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 191
• Illustrator: Tricia Newell