Headline Books, 2005, stron 498, stan db+ (nieznaczne zacharatanie z tyłu okładki czymś ostrym) ISBN 0-7553-2055-7 It's December 1963 when Billy Hopkins and his wife Laura arrive home in Manchester after five years in Africa. The world has changed beyond recognition: now, it's the swinging sixties, with headlines full of the Beatles and the pill, LSD and mini skirts. Traditional values have been thrown into the melting pot. Billy's youngest son still believes in Santa Claus and while his daughter's reading Jackie, she's not even a teenager yet, so Billy's not too worried about the impact of modern society on his family. He's more concerned about the welfare of his increasingly forgetful father and about the daily challenges he faces as a lecturer. When the four junior Hopkins start to choose their own, unexpected paths in life, though, Billy finds it harder than usual to see the funny side of things... ANYTHING GOES brings readers close to a warm and loving family who somehow get through all their ups and downs without ever losing their sense of humour. Nostalgic, witty ansTat times sad, ANYTHING GOES is essential reading for everyone who has ever been a parent, or ever rebelled against their own. Billy Hopkins' novels have been warmly acclaimed: 'How wonderful to have a book like this...that pulls the reader back to that different world' Manchester Evening News'Filled with humour and warmth. ..the compelling story of one family's journey to a land of dreams, challenges and heartache' Knutsford Guardian 'Not only is it a heart-rending story, it is a remarkable piece of social history' Lancashire Magazine
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