Following the sell-out success of the limited edition hardback copies, by popular demand "An Anthology of Boston Memories" is now available in paperback, priced at £12.99.
There are six chapters, each written by a Boston Old Times reader, recalling nostalgic memories of growing up in and around Boston in the early or mid-twentieth century. The inspiration for the book came from the late Mr Tom Fairweather and his son Gerald.
Not very long before he passed away, Tom had handwritten some lovely memories down for his family to read. Born in 1911, he wrote about his childhood memories of traffic - the lack of it - on the seven mile straight and witnessing a Zeppelin passing overhead during World War One, going to school and missing out on a scholarship at Boston Grammar School because he was a fortnight too old. The ability to pay was more important than potential to perform well academically. He talks of his working life both on a farm and at Shepherd's the Bakers on Wide Bargate.
This all inspired Tom's son Gerald to write down his own memories of growing up in Boston, quite different as he was of the generation whose childhood memories are mostly from the fifties. He talks about growing up in Rose Place and about what him and his mates got up to as a child to earn pocket money or have an adventure, even going out into The Wash with the fishermen, but you had to tell Mum where you were going.
This inspired the book, to share these memories with readers and to inspire others to write down their special memories.
Four more memoir-writers came forward to rise to this challenge. They are Alan Tosney of Leverton, who has written a very interesting and comprehensive review of life working on the land and the various jobs throughout the different seasons; John Almond of Sibsey who has a passion for cycling and motorcycle racing and for history; Geoffrey Dunham who talks about life for his parent's generation, his national service days and his job as a Pharmacist at Boots; and Maurice Brader the well-known cinema projectionist of Boston.
This book is newly published (January 2017) and is currently only available directly from us, the publisher. It is priced £12.99 and postage and packing (to a UK address) is £3.
