Chopping down the Dherry Tree: A Portrait of Britain in the Eighties

Christmas, Linda

ISBN 10: 0670814172 / ISBN 13: 9780670814176

Published by Viking Adult, London, 1990

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A crisp clean first edition/printing, no markings throughout: Literary grace and sensitivity mark this account of British reporter Christmas's travels in northern England, Wales, Scotland and tragically divided Ireland. While noting that England needed Thatcher to effect certain reforms, the "gypsy journalist" also points to the downside of the prime minister's programs. Supported by interviews with people met on her journeys, Christmas's observations draw attention to vast changes in Britain during the 1980s, which suggest to her Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard , with the trees sacrificed to make money for "man unmoved by the past." But the author expresses the hope that destroying England's "cherry trees" can make room for seedlings that in time will yield fruit to feed citizens hungry for jobs, education and medical care.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Chopping down the Dherry Tree: A Portrait of Britain in the Eighties
• Publisher: Viking Adult, London
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0670814172
• ISBN 13: 9780670814176
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine/Near Fine

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Synopsis

Travelling around the country, Linda Christmas pieces together a portrait of Britain in the Eighties. She discusses the social and political changes that have taken place over the last ten years, the growth and death of industries and the emergence of different values and aspirations