{"product_id":"9781936236824","title":"Coin Street Chronicles: Memoirs Of An Evacuee From London's Old South Bank","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn January 1929, in a grimy, working-class neighborhood on the south bank of the Thames, Eileen Gwynneth Yvonne Redfern was born. From her inauspicious beginning as the unwelcome third occupant of Old Ma Tanner’s one-room apartment on Coin Street to an eighteen-year-old on the brink of university life, author Gwen Southgate weaves a fascinating story of a vanished time and a way of life on London’s old south bank.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this memoir, telling tales of the 1930s and 1940s, Gwen provides a glimpse into a broader tapestry portraying the sweep of life in Britain as seen through the eyes of a young girl. Among its many colorful and lively characters are the big-hearted, chain-smoking Aunt-mum; yarn-spinning, practical joker Grampa Benson; and Gwen’s feisty, much-married mother. After a wartime evacuation from London opens wider horizons, Gwen shares how she managed to survive in a world where the mere stealing of a spoonful of rice pudding could lead to dire consequences and even the enjoyment of a Sunday walk was condemned as sinful.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCoin Street Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e paints a vivid and captivating portrait of Britain and her people before, during, and after World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137673183472,"sku":"9781936236824","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781936236824_p0.jpg?v=1763658064","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781936236824","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}