Common people
Subtitle: the history of an English family
By: Alison Light
Publisher: Fig Tree
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London, England; New York, New York, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9781905490387
Subjects: Family; Genealogy
Other titles: History of an English family
Description: Family history is a massive phenomenon of our times but what are we after when we go in search of our ancestors? Beginning with her grandparents, Light moves between the present and the past, in an extraordinary series of journeys over two centuries, across Britain and beyond. In following the lives of the migrants who traveled the country looking for work, she  ultimately reflects on history itself, and on our constant need to know who went before us and what we owe them.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue: A child's sense of the past; title: Missing persons. Evelyn's grave ; Hope Place; title: Tall stories. The road to Netherne ; Albion Street; title: Postscript.