This is the entertaining story of a young cockney, who was something of a ‘wide boy’. Originally from London, Bert Healey’s story begins with tales of his life as a wayward boy in Brighton during the First World War. He also describes many aspects of his working life – from his first pay packet, when working as a taxi driver to his times of unemployment during times of illness. The book gives an insight into the life and times of the Twenties and Thirties, and is particularly interesting for his tales of the 1926 General Strike, Brighton racecourse characters and now-demolished Brighton streets.
Editorial team: Gemma and Susie, Tim Ashplant, Mary Ferriter Boakes, Bert Healey, Mary Mason, Frances Murray, Ursula Rohde, Gill Scott, Liz Scatchard, Stephen Yeo
