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What the Grown-ups Were Doing

An odyssey through 1950s suburbia

By: Michele Hanson

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What the Grown-ups Were Doing

An odyssey through 1950s suburbia

By: Michele Hanson

Michele Hanson grew up an 'oddball tomboy disappointment' in a Jewish family in Ruislip in the 1950s - a suburban, Metroland idyll of neat lawns, bridge parties and Martini socials. Yet this shopfront of respectability masked a multitude of anxieties and suspected salacious goings-on. Was Shirley's mother really having an affair with the man from the carpet shop? Did chatterbox Dora Colborne harbour unspeakable desires for Michele's sulky dad? Whose Battenburg cake was the best? An atmosphere of intense rivalry prevails, with Michele's mum very suspicious of her non-Jewish neighbour's domestic and personal habits, and Michele very wary of children's games like 'Doctors and Nurses' that might bring bottoms into the equation. And with glamorous, scheming Auntie Celia swanning around in silk dresses demanding attention, Michele has a lot to contend with. Only the annual holidays to the south of France relieve the tension. This hilarious and wonderfully evocative memoir charts Michele's childhood and coming of age in a Britain that was emerging from post-war austerity into the days of 'you've never had it so good'. It is a characterful and affectionate look at a way of British life long since disappeared but one for which we continue to hold huge affection.

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277

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Simon and Schuster

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ISBN 10

0857204904

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9780857204905

Italian Bed and Breakfast

A Caffeletto Guide

By: Michele Ballarati,Anne Marshall,Margherita Piccolomini

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Italian Bed and Breakfast

A Caffeletto Guide

By: Michele Ballarati,Anne Marshall,Margherita Piccolomini

Discover the Italy of warm hospitality, of homemade bread and cappuccino in the morning, of beautiful hidden gardens, of quiet castles outside the well-trodden paths of the country's big cities. From Caffelletto, the premiere Italian bed & breakfast chain, comes" Italian Bed and Breakfasts, a guide to Italy's most enchanting private homes, including an eighteenth-century palazzo in the heart of Florence, a seaside hideaway with a view of Mount Vesuvius, and a mountain chalet in the heart of the Dolomites. Chosen for historic association, location, comfort, and hospitality, the rooms are dream accommodations for the traveler craving an authentic Italian experience. Ideal for travelers who are more interested in experiencing the genuine Italian life than staying at another hip hotel, "Bed & Breakfast Italy caters to the curious spirit. Complete with color photography that makes planning a vacation irresistible, "Bed & Breakfast Italy provides all of the information that a traveler will need-from price and level of quality to a description of the local cuisine and the distance to the nearest city. Buon viagem!

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278

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Rizzoli International Publications

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ISBN 10

0847826880

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9780847826889

Emilio Ambasz. Casa de Retiro Espiritual. Catalogo Della Mostra (New York, 22 Novembre 2005-gennaio 2006)

By: Emilio Ambasz,Michele Alassio,Peter Buchanan

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Emilio Ambasz. Casa de Retiro Espiritual. Catalogo Della Mostra (New York, 22 Novembre 2005-gennaio 2006)

By: Emilio Ambasz,Michele Alassio,Peter Buchanan

Photographs, interactive CD & video" -- opposite title page.

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175

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Skira - Berenice

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8876243364

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9788876243363

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