A Sense of Place [Paperback - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Can you remember the first time you ever smelled bacon sizzling from the kitchen? Or asked your mother about the olden days' and been relieved that she didn't actually have to eat her porridge from a wooden bowl? In this fourth collection of Constance Daley's unique insights into life, we find ourselves reflecting on life and wondering how it all happened so quickly. But don't for one moment imagine that this book is a sandwich of sentimentality. There is the contrast between why Bob Hope was wearing a girdle and the abdication of the King of England. And then again you can read about bootleg booze and bathtub gin followed by columns on special effects and the cold cases of the century. Even those daily events that we find mundane, or don't even notice at all, make Constance Daley's pen fly into a flurry of witty and humorous observations, unexpected parallels with childhood events, and pithy comments on current affairs. You'll read casual observations on intense topics. Dip into this book when life feels too hard to cope with, and you'll be lifted by a bunch of bright and beautiful balloons. Christine James, Writer, South Africa

A Sense of Place, Used [Paperback]