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At My Mothers Knee (2000)

by Paul O'Grady(Favorite Author)

4.05 of 5 Votes: 4

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review 1: As a scouser myself, I really enjoyed this book being familiar with all the places he writes about is obviously helpful, but even so Paul paints the pictures with his words very well.This cover's his early years ending when his is in his 18th year, he does not hide or candy coats his experiences which I believe says a lot about his character, it could have been all to easy to show himself in a better light, but this shows him for the "scally" (scouse term for trouble maker) he really was.People who do not understand the "Scouse" sense of humour might find what he writes a little harsh and uncaring, but in actual fact this is just honest understatment of what were very harsh and unyeilding times and the comments are in my opinion his way on making light of very hard times a... morend situations.Not an easy book to read, but nontherless enjoyable in its own way and show's a light on a period of the early 1960's when everyone thinks was such a good time, when in fact like now, there are hard and painfull issues we all have to face.
review 2: Read this on bit of a Whim and found it utterly engrossing, I was never a particular fan of Lilly Savage or Paul O'Grady, but he is a fantastic writer. Other autobiography writers should take note, his stories are interesting but despite being written by the protagonist himself, I never felt anything was played down or over dramatized, and that he simply wrote about his experiences growing up without any prejudice or spin on his part.Looking forward to reading the next installment of his life. less

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