Product Details
ISBN: 9780732288044
Category: Memoirs
Format: Paperback
Publication Date: 2010-07-01
Publisher: HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD
Illustrations: illustrations
Country of origin: Australia
Pages: 384
Dimensions (mm): 153x232x28mm
Weight: 526g
A Simpler Time: A Memoir Of Love, Laughter, Loss And Billycarts
Peter FitzSimons's account of growing up on the rural outskirts of Sydney in the 1960s is first and foremost a tribute to family. But it is also a salute to times and generations past, when praise was understated but love unstinting; work was hard and values clear; when people stood by each other in adversity. Above all, in the FitzSimons home, days were for doing. In this rollicking and often hilarious memoir, Peter describes a childhood of mischief, camaraderie, eccentric characters, drama - and constant love and generosity. The childhood of a simpler time.