Yiewsley by Daljit Nagra #foliosociety PenguinISBN: 9780241647202Extent: 400 pages

PenguinISBN: 9780241647202Extent: 400 pages

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Yiewsley by Daljit Nagra #foliosociety PenguinISBN: 9780241647202Extent: 400 pagesA spirited and stirring return to the poet's boyhood and the town that made himThis autobiographical collection explores Daljit Nagra's experiences growing up in the white, working class suburban town of Yiewsley close to Heathrow airport in Outer London, from the 1960s to 80s. As Britain transitions from a postwar manufacturing economy to the Thatcher period and the computer age, we see a young boy navigating childhood friendships and mishaps. The