Broken Bargain
- 440 pages
- 16 hours of reading
A history of major financial crises--and how taxpayers have been left with the bill
Kathleen Dayus Books
Kathleen Dayus was an English author whose work delves into the depths of childhood memories in working-class England. Through her autobiographical novels, she paints vivid portraits of life within the working class, capturing the specificities and atmosphere of her hometown. Her style is incisive and authentic, offering readers an intimate glimpse into the past. Dayus is valued for her ability to transport readers to a bygone era, providing an authentic experience of another world.
A new edition of a wonderful Birmingham working-class childhood. As memorable as William Woodruff's Nab End series.
Omnibus
- 746 pages
- 27 hours of reading
This volume collects Dayus' four books of autobiography. In it she recalls her Edwardian childhood, growing up in the slums of Birmingham, her adolescence as a munitions worker during World War I, early widowhood and the Depression, which forced her to give up her children.
The Ghosts of Yesteryear
- 246 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Kathleen Dayus revisits her childhood and young adult life before marriage, bringing to life the people and places her readers have come to know from her earlier volumes of autobiography. Here are stories of her schooldays; her first working experiences; her sister Lisa's theft of money her mother was sending to the Front; and experiences with boyfriends and dirty old men. All are told in the fresh and unsentimental prose for which Dayus is renowned.
