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A Fish Supper and a Chippy Smile: Love, Hardship and Laughter in a South East London Fish-and-Chip Shop
Hilda Kemp
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Description for A Fish Supper and a Chippy Smile: Love, Hardship and Laughter in a South East London Fish-and-Chip Shop
Paperback. The true story of a 1950s south east London community united by the local chippy and the woman at the heart of it all, 'Hooray' Hilda Kemp. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPG; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
The voice cut through my daydream. Already there was a queue of hungry customers on the cobbled street of London's East End.
In 1950s and 60s Bermondsey, the fish-and-chip shop was at the centre of the community. And at the heart of the chippy itself was 'Hooray' Hilda Kemp, a ... Read more Show Less
'A brilliant memoir of a strong woman' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazon reader review
'A must-read that will break your heart but also make you laugh' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazon reader review
The voice cut through my daydream. Already there was a queue of hungry customers on the cobbled street of London's East End.
In 1950s and 60s Bermondsey, the fish-and-chip shop was at the centre of the community. And at the heart of the chippy itself was 'Hooray' Hilda Kemp, a ... Read more Show Less
Product Details
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
238g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781409158424
SKU
V9781409158424
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Hilda Kemp
Cathryn Kemp is an award-winning journalist and author. She has written across the spectrum of the British press, both tabloid and broadsheet, and online, and for many magazines. In 2002 she won the Peter Wilson Award for Journalism before running her own, highly successful press agency writing for radio and television. She is the author of ... Read more
Reviews for A Fish Supper and a Chippy Smile: Love, Hardship and Laughter in a South East London Fish-and-Chip Shop
A lovely, nostalgic portrait of a strong woman in a vanished world.
PRIMA magazine
This memoir of married life in post-war Bermondsey will make the contemporary Londoner's eyes boggle. Before the sleek glass apartments there was a grinding poverty and semi-starvation, but a great sense of community and friendship. Hilda survives through the love of a good man ... Read more
PRIMA magazine
This memoir of married life in post-war Bermondsey will make the contemporary Londoner's eyes boggle. Before the sleek glass apartments there was a grinding poverty and semi-starvation, but a great sense of community and friendship. Hilda survives through the love of a good man ... Read more