What ever happened to gas mantles and chimney pieces? Why don't people go courting anymore? What was it really like growing up between the wars? These and other questions are answered with wit and warmth as Dame Thora takes us on a trip down memory lane. Thora Hird's book of bygones is a treat for all those old enough to reminisce with her, as well as being an education for all those too young to be familiar with old terms such as "courting"!

What ever happened to gas mantles and chimney pieces? Why don't people go courting anymore? What was it really like growing up between the wars? These and other questions are answered with wit and warmth as Dame Thora takes us on a trip down memory lane. Thora Hird's book of bygones is a treat for all those old enough to reminisce with her, as well as being an education for all those too young to be familiar with old terms such as "courting"!

Did you ever wonder what has happened to gas mantles and chimney pieces, or why people don't go 'courting' anymore? In her new book, Thora Hird takes us on a trip down memory lane to the world as it was before the Second World War. In her usual warm, chatty and anecdotal style, she reminds us of all those words, objects and expressions that have gone out of modern usage and illustrates them with a plethora of funny stories from her own early years. Thora looks back at domestic life, the theatre, going to church, growing up before the war, working in shops, and, never forgetting her true Morecambe roots, the hustle and bustle of the northern seaside town.

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