London Born : A Memoir of a Forgotten City

This memoir of early-century England draws a picture of what it's like to grow up in grinding poverty and trying to make ends meet. He conjures up a world of pub brawls, horse and cart journeys, courting couples on Parliament Hill Fields, and public baths. And he goes on to tell of the World War II and his determination to survive for his wife and family—the only thing that ever counted.