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In this prequel to "Mila and Mervusya: A Russian Wedding, Mervyn Matthews describes his remarkable childhood in Wales in the late 1930s, ' 40s and early' 50s. To escape the bombing during the Swansea blitz during World War II, Matthews went to live with his grandmother in the working-class Hafod district. He was evacuated to west Wales to escape further bombing and spent a long period hospitalized. In addition to suffering the discomforts of war and ill health, Matthews was also the focus of his parents' unhappy separation. Set against the backdrop of bombed-out Swansea, the natural beauty of the Gower peninsula, and the austerity of postwar Britain, with a homely cast of friends, teachers, neighbors, and a large family, this is a story by turns comic and poignant, though always true to the life of the times. It is a classic account of a young boy growing up in difficult circumstances.

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Book category Books in English Humanities History History: earliest times to present day

• Full title: Mervyn's Lot
• Subtitle: An Extraordinary Childhood Memoir
• Author: Mervyn Matthews
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176
• EAN: 9781854113191
• ISBN: 9781854113191
• ID: 03206198
• Publisher: Poetry Wales Press
• Weight: 254 g
• Dimensions: 218 × 139 × 19 mm
• Date of publishing: 17. October 2002

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