The Clothes On Their Backs by Linda Grant
Posted in Book Reviews, Linda Grant on Oct 11th, 2008
Vivian, the only child of refugee parents, grows up at Benson Court in London during the 1960s and 1970s. Her parents are quiet, timid people, and they live a sheltered life, wanting to be inconspicuous. Vivian describes herself as
the child of old parents, a pair of cranky odd Europeans with wierd opinions. Oppressive ideas formed in the stale gloom.
As [...]
