Title: What the grown-ups were doing
Description: Michele Hanson grew up an 'oddball tomboy disappointment' in a Jewish family in Ruislip during the 1950s - a Metroland of neat lawns, bridge parties and Martini socials. Yet this shopfront of respectability masked a multitude of anxieties and suspected salacious goings-on. Was Pamela's mother really having an affair with the man from the carpet shop? Did chatterbox Blanche Walmesley harbour unspeakable desires for Michele's sulky dad? An atmosphere of intense rivalry and lively gossip permeated the domestic idyll. And with glamorous, scheming Auntie Celia swanning around in silk, Michele had a lot to contend with.
Subjects: Social life and customs, Jews, Suburban life, Social conditions, Childhood and youth, Biography, Manners and customs, Great britain, social conditions, Great britain, social life and customs
Places: Ruislip (London, England), Great Britain, England
People: Michele Hanson
Time periods: 1945-, 20th century