The Imperial Fathers

The Imperial Fathers

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  • Author：Roderick Clyne
  • ISBN：9811848661
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This was 1956 – the year when Britain’s claims to being a world power came to a dismal end in the Suez sand， the year when the collapse of the Soviet Union became inevitable。 In the midst of this， a young woman， desperate for love， trying to make sense of it all。
There is nothing she can trust， least of all the newspapers and television， which everyone she knows either works for or owns。

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Lesley Lodge ，

The Imperial Fathers is set in 1956 – a year of political strife。 （Issues from those days still resonate today: the power of the media （newspapers then， tv and social media now） – and conflict between major companies and the unions。 The writer has drawn on his clearly impressive knowledge of the events and the atmosphere of the time。 It is against this challenging and political background that the story of a young woman’s awakening passions takes place。 Jessica searches for love – and to underst The Imperial Fathers is set in 1956 – a year of political strife。 （Issues from those days still resonate today: the power of the media （newspapers then， tv and social media now） – and conflict between major companies and the unions。 The writer has drawn on his clearly impressive knowledge of the events and the atmosphere of the time。 It is against this challenging and political background that the story of a young woman’s awakening passions takes place。 Jessica searches for love – and to understand the ways of men， first Lear， the man her father intends to foist on her and then union activist Jim。 She must also submit， battle or escape from the overpowering influence of her father， newspaper proprietor Otto Ross - and overcome her fears， mistakes and misunderstandings。 I especially loved the details of life in 1956: the clothes （the Terylene nightdress， the Bear brand stockings）， London Underground， the newspaper headlines。 Car lovers will enjoy the mentions of （now vintage） makes and models。 But it was Jessica’s story that drew me in – I couldn’t put this book down！ 。。。more

Roderick Clyne ，

The research that went into this work must have been phenomenal。 You get a real feeling of what the 1950s must have been like， from the women's fashions， to the gradual emergence from austerity， to the vicious class distinctions， to the corrupt politics - but strangely you realise that these were years of hope， too。 The protagonist， Jessica， displays some of the divisions of the times; she's part of a newspaper-owning family but distrusts the media， and while she has been shielded from the real The research that went into this work must have been phenomenal。 You get a real feeling of what the 1950s must have been like， from the women's fashions， to the gradual emergence from austerity， to the vicious class distinctions， to the corrupt politics - but strangely you realise that these were years of hope， too。 The protagonist， Jessica， displays some of the divisions of the times; she's part of a newspaper-owning family but distrusts the media， and while she has been shielded from the real world she yearns to join it。 。。。more

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