People of Portsmouth: The 20th Century in Their Own Words Style:Paperback Peter Seddon was born in

Peter Seddon was born in Derby in 1956 and was educated at Derby School and Leicester University

and for the author there is nothing more satisfying than finding a name which gives such a snapshot

work and play

particularly the British Home Front

Laurel and Hardy

People of Portsmouth: The 20th Century in Their Own Words Style:Paperback Peter Seddon was born inTHIS remarkable, in depth oral history of the 20th century in Portsmouth offers a fascinating insight into the experience of life during the recent past. The many voices that have been recorded provide an intimate, authentic portrait of Portsmouth and its people. Chapters focus on the key stages in personal life stories, on childhood, courtship, sex and marriage, family life, old age and death. Reminiscences of World War Two are especially poignant,