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A Penny and an Egg: The early years of a country boy Kindle Edition

by W J H Olding (Author), Gill Breeze (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 89 ratings
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Delightful memories of childhood days in rural Cornwall in the 1920s and 1930s. This autobiography will take you on a rich and colorful journey of discovery into village life, where you will meet local families, discover how they managed their smallholdings and businesses, and how their schools, transport and leisure changed over the years. It's a must for anyone wanting to find out more about life between the Wars, and the changes it brought to Cornish communities.
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  1. Print length
    158 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Sticky notes
    On Kindle Scribe
  4. Publication date
    April 16, 2014
  5. File size
    962 KB
  6. Page Flip
    Enabled
  7. Word Wise
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  8. Enhanced typesetting
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00JRJAS9S
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 16, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 962 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 158 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 89 ratings

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4.1 out of 5 stars
4.1 out of 5
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great personal story...
Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2015
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I came to really like the author while reading this very interesting book; so much so that I thought I would like to have lunch with him or tea. The very detailed account of life in rural England in the first half of the twentieth century was so interesting to me that I could picture the story as if it were a movie. A British movie, of course. I know that life must have been hard but you come away with the certainty that the people were close and cared deeply for each other. I enjoyed reading this book so much that it was the only one I read until I finished it.

The writing is excellent.
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PegFF
4.0 out of 5 stars Exactly what the subtitle says
Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2014
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A decently written, mildly interesting book of recollections of a young man's childhood in England. You get a fair feel for life back then, but this book really doesn't have much depth - very little internal reflection about how he felt or how he developed. Sort of an idyll, if you will. It was pleasant enough that I went back and finished - probably mostly because I didn't have any free mysteries to read, and because I was a bit tired of mysteries. At the end of the book he is just about to go off to war - it felt to me that that might be a more interesting book, if he has written it.
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Pat Evans
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2015
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Great memories.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting story
Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2017
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I felt the story dragged although fairly interesting.
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florida
5.0 out of 5 stars English country life
Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2016
Nice book. Certainly not great literature but an interesting read for a history buff or Anglophile. I enjoy reading about different ways of life during other times and this fills the bill. Knowing how others have lived gives mea better appreciation for how I live my own life.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2014
Brilliant light hearted summer read .I know a member of the family which makes it a better read
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5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and funny
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 15, 2020
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I thoroughly enjoyed this tale of a young countryman.Very funny in places and very accurate.It was hard work in those days.The account of what one young man had to do in the early days was really slavery to earn a few pennies.A first book this others are to follow on
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C. Saunders
4.0 out of 5 stars An evocation of Cornish life
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 30, 2016
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This is a delightful tale of the 20s, 30s, and 40s in Cornwall. I found some of the stories of farm work and country customs reminiscent of my childhood in the 50s and 60s. This is a tale of a normal human being and is wonderfully entertaining
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Jan Olding
5.0 out of 5 stars A Penny and an Egg
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 12, 2014
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I have thoroughly enjoyed reading 'A Penny and an Egg' although for me it was an insight into my Father in laws life, I found it so interesting reading about how life was in Cornwall in the early part of the 1930's.
I would highly recommend any one who loves history of Cornwall to read this book, you will love it.
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Brian Taylor.
4.0 out of 5 stars If you are old enough to have lived throughout these times what memories and so true and factual. If not a great read letting y
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 1, 2016
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A super read, if you are old enough to have lived throughout these times what memories they bring to life, if to young read this book and envy us oldies. A great read worth every penny. 😝
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Annik Lamotte
5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely book, bad proofreading
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 12, 2019
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I really enjoyed this book but I was disappointed that there are so many typos in it. It should be taken down off the internet and corrected.
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