Going Places (The Hopkins Family Saga, Book 5) : An endearing account of bringing up a family in the 1950s Paperback / softback
by Billy Hopkins
Part of the Hopkins Family Saga series
Paperback / softback
Description
It's 1950, and when Laura and Billy Hopkins return to Manchester from their honeymoon, they're in seventh heaven despite the austerity that has been going on since World War II.
But the euphoria gradually evaporates and they settle into a penny-pinching existence on Billy's teaching salary, as babies and bills appear with alarming regularity.
When Billy spots an advertisement for Education Officers in Kenya, it sounds like the answer to all their prayers, despite worries about the Mau Mau rebellion and the omnipresence of dangerous creatures.
After much family debate, Laura, Billy and the junior Hopkins set off to Nairobi on a BOAC Argonaut and start on the biggest adventure of their lives...
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:512 pages
- Publisher:Headline Publishing Group
- Publication Date:07/02/2008
- Category:
- ISBN:9780755343218
Information
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:512 pages
- Publisher:Headline Publishing Group
- Publication Date:07/02/2008
- Category:
- ISBN:9780755343218
