{"product_id":"9781474619912","title":"Red, Red Robin","description":"Author: Alison Light\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781474619912\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Orion\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 18 Aug 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336 Format: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Joins the very front rank of memoirs of post-war Britain' DAVID KYNASTON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A winning blend of personal memories, evoked with startling clarity, and fascinating social history' CLARE CHAMBERS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eRed, Red Robin\u003c\/i\u003e, Alison Light puts herself into history, conjuring her girlhood from the 1950s to the 1970s, growing up in an extended family in Portsmouth, a blitzed city with its collective memory of war. Drawing on the souvenirs of her childhood - from her doll's house to her infant and teenage diaries, her comics and schoolbooks - she uses her own story to tell a richly-textured social history of post-war England: its popular culture and music, its language and humour. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWarm, witty and often moving, Light recalls the all-singing, all-dancing little girl who becomes a grammar-school snob; the street kid turned fashion-conscious teenager, searching for the ideal boy, navigating a rapidly modernising world and a family life equally transformed. Going to university, she asks: what does it mean to leave home - and do we ever truly leave?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeautifully crafted and deeply pleasurable, \u003ci\u003eRed, Red Robin\u003c\/i\u003e is an exploration of the making of an English girl and of her sense of self. It asks whether we can retain a strong attachment to our place of origin - honouring our histories and beliefs - while resisting both nostalgia and disavowal. In this lyrical, analytical and politically astute memoir, one of our most compelling writers evokes a child's eye view of the past through the lens of her adult reflections, querying too how we document that past and the nature of memory itself.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67930154664094,"sku":"ADS-9781474619912","price":54.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781474619912.jpg?v=1793852376","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781474619912","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}