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'”London Born” is such a different sort of book from what's normally published that I can't resist helping it on its way ... It's a raw slice of London life served straight – genuine, fascinating stuff for anyone who's wondered what life was really like for London's working classes.’ Tracey Chevalier
‘What a life! A memoir of London in the oral tradition. Sydney Day, a true vagabond, living on his wits, dodging rozzers, turning any trick and becoming a conscientious objector during the war years in order to stay at home to look after his family. Reading “London Born” was like meeting Sydney Day in person and getting a true, first hand account of London without the history lessons.’ Hugo Hamilton, author of ‘The Speckled People’
Sidney Day now lives with his family in Dorset. After the war he continued to work as a builder in London before following his daughters to the West Country, living in Yeovil with his wife. He ran a newsagent’s for many years and wheeled his wares around the town’s hospital until retirement. He became a fixture at local car boot sales and enjoyed searching for bargains and making a bob or two. He ran a tiny second-hand shop and was noted for driving an extremely hard bargain.
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