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Praise for Neil Hanson and The Inn at the Top:
‘Massively readable... full of rich anecdote, wry and often touching observations, amusing characters, witty dialogue and fascinating information.’ Gervase Phinn
‘One of the funniest, most entertaining and life-affirming books of the year...’ Lancashire Evening Post
‘A funny and delightful tale’ Guardian
Neil Hanson is the author of many highly reviewed narrative histories, including the bestselling The Sweethearts, which featured highly in The Sunday Times Best Seller List.
His writing partner and wife, Lynn Russell - who co-authored The Sweethearts - has written and performed for a theatre company; run two successful small businesses; and currently combines writing with work as a designer for a spa and wellness group.
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Touching true stories from the heyday of the Butlins holiday camps. When I got to the camp I felt as if Id suddenly walked into Utopia it was so colourful, so warm, so friendly. There were lights across the roads, there were banners fluttering in the breeze There seemed to be laughter coming from every building.With grey post-WWII skies hanging low over Britain, factories lining the streets and smoke stacks dotting the horizon, there was one way that ordinary families could escape: the ever-cheerful holiday camps of Butlins.When Billy Butlin founded his holiday camps in 1936, they were bastions of community spirit and havens of luxury. Here, for one week, wives and mothers were freed from the toil and drudgery of housework, children ran free through the grounds, fathers and husbands hung up their work clothes. Ever-helpful redcoats were on hand all hours of the day, dinner halls ready with plentiful food for old and young alike, bars stocked to quench any level of thirst, ballrooms waiting to be flooded with shiny shoes, rustling dresses and peals of laughter. And, as the sun went down on another exhausting, happy day, a chorus line was ready to sing holidaymakers back to their beds.Rich in period detail and highly evocative, Wish You Were Here! tells the story of seven women who worked as redcoats in Butlins Golden Age. Its all here: Knobbly Knees and Glamourous Grannies, the laughter and tears, hardships and heartbreaks, loves and losses of their lives in and out of the holiday camps, and above all the lifelong friendships they formed with each other and those who also worked or holidayed there.Funny, moving and heartwarming, these are the timeless tales of a community spirit that burned brightly in a much-loved British institution. Touching true stories from the heyday of the Butlins holiday camps. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780007546381
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