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The Undiminished Link
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Forty Years And
Beyond
by
Victor
Waldron
price:
UK pounds £8.99
paperback 128 pages
216 x 138
ISBN 1 870518 82 9
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This is an account of a timid village boy,
Victor Waldron, who decided to take the giant step of moving to London from
his home in Plaisance, British Guiana. Arriving in 1959, the sudden culture
shock brought many complications: Long winter months and the wearing of
coats and warm clothing, the difficulty of obtaining accommodation, and the
obstacle of “No Coloureds, No Irish, No Dogs”.
It was a time of working with people who
resented the arrival of immigrants, and having to contend with their
bigotry.
This book reflects upon the experiences and
intrigues of those times and beyond. It tells of the struggle for survival
and the desire to succeed; of shattered dreams and aspirations that were
never accomplished; and the problems of raising three children in an often
hostile environment. Most of all, it tells of the changing times and pace of
London through the eyes of a man who came, and saw, and settled. |
