The book 1923 describes a past which may become our future.
Posted on September 4, 2010 by admin
– It took 87 years, a great depression, the Second World War and a lot of living in between. But Harry Leslie Smith’s book 1923: A Memoir is finally available to the reading public. Smith’s memoirs are a record of those hungry days, in the dirty thirties, when personal survival was dependent upon luck and guile. Born in England in 1923, Smith chronicles the tragic story of his early life in this first volume of his memoirs. He presents his family’s early history-their misfortunes and their experiences of enduring betrayal, inhumane poverty, infidelity, and abandonment. Brutally honest, Smith’s story plummets to the depths of tragedy and flies up to the summit of mirth and wonder, portraying real people in an uncompromising, unflinching voice.
Harry Leslie Smith is proud that closing in on his ninth decade, he was finally able to do justice to his tragic upbringing. He has resurrected the characters, from his early life, who moulded his youth and left a ghostly impression on his spirit.
1923: A Memoir is written in a lyrical but fast past style. This is an autobiography that reads more like a novel rather than living history. 1923: A Memoir dares the reader to experience life in the slum infested mill towns of northern England, during the 1930′s. 1923: A Memoir allows the reader to take the hand of child and witness through his eyes what true poverty is and how it can stunt the hope and growth of an entire generation.
Since its release in November 2010, 1923: A Memoir has been gaining enthusiastic readers as well as critics; who are impressed by Smith’s narrative skill at portraying difficult times and situations.
1923: A memoir is available in both hard and soft covers as well as an affordable eBook. Its suggested retail price is $6 or £3 for its electronic version. 1923: a memoir can be found online through Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Chapters and all leading book retailers.
1923: A memoir is a book which will make this year’s holiday celebrations all the more poignant and real.
1923: A Memoir ISBN:
Paperback – 9781450254137
Suggested Retail $21.00 (312 pages)
E-Book – 9781450254144
Suggested Retail $6.00 (312 pages)
Hardcover 9781450254151
For further information about this book or its author please visit www.1923thebook.com