I haven't been able to put the book down yet! I am finding it so interesting and it brings back so many memories of my own early life in London. I would recommend anyone, whether living in London or elsewhere, to enjoy the seamless way in which the author takes the reader on a well-researched yet anecdotal journey through the latter half of the nineteenth and the first half of the twentieth centuries . The historical elements such as how the two world wars affected ordinary people combine very well with various anecdotal family-based stories, some of them humourous and some very sad. But I would also recommend this book simply because it is such a pleasant read. And I am looking forward to Joyce Hampton's next book too.