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I'd like to thank the publishers for sending a copy to The Bookbag.
If you'd like more factual information about the nineteen fifties – and this book could well tempt you into finding out – then you can do no better than [[Having It So Good: Britain in the Fifties by Peter Hennessy]]. For further fictional reading have look at [[Behind the Scenes at the Museum]] or [[Private Papers by Margaret Forster]]. You might enjoy [[Murmuration by Robert Lock]].
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|comment=Since receiving Kathryn's comment I've been thinking about how important strict historical accuracy is in a work of fiction and I came to the conclusion that accuracy is good but some wavering from strict accuracy doesn't affect my enjoyment of the book. It certainly didn't with this one.
I think the figures quoted are probably about five years early - thinking back they tally with my memories of the mid -sixties rather than the end of the fifties.
I loved the characters too - they stay with you. I suspect Jack is well and truly cemented into his marriage. Part of it is the children - but the mortgage will have a big influence too.}}
