When All the World Was Young: A Memoir

When All the World Was Young: A Memoir

Acclaimed writer Barbara Holland, whom the Philadelphia Inquirer has called â‚¬Å“a national treasure,â‚¬Â finally tells her own story with this atmospheric account of a postwar American childhood. When All the World Was Young is Hollandâ‚¬s account of growing up in Washington, D.C., during the 1940s and â‚¬50s, and is a deliciously subversive, sensitive journey into her past.
Mixing tales of an autocratic stepfather, a brilliant, reclusive mother, and a houseful of siblings with jump-rope rhymes and dangerous sled runs, teachers both wise and weird, and a childâ‚¬s-eye view of war, Holland gives readers a unique and sharp-eyed look at history and the world of childhood as it used to be.
Country USA
Manufacturer Bloomsbury USA
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2006-02-21
UnitCount 1
Format Bargain Price

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