Description
Book Synopsis''A rich treasure-chest of a book'' ANTHONY HOWARD, Sunday Telegraph
''A spectacular history of the sixties'' NICK COHEN, Observer
''Sandbrook''s book is a pleasure to read ... he is a master of the human touch'' RICHARD DAVENPORT-HINES, TLS
''Rivetingly readable'' GODFREY SMITH, Sunday Times
From the bloodshed of the Suez Crisis to the giddy heyday of Beatlemania, from the first night of Look Back in Anger to the sensational revelations of the Profumo scandal, British life during the late 1950s and early 1960s seemed more colourful, exciting and controversial than ever. Using a vast array of sources, Dominic Sandbrook tells the story of a society caught between cultural nostalgia and economic optimism. He brings to life the post-war experience for a new generation of readers, in a critically acclaimed debut that will change for ever how we think about the sixties.
Trade ReviewUnforgettable vignettes and revelations in this prodigious and ground-breaking study of British life * SundayTimes *
A
clever and engaging study of Britain as it prepared to swing into the sixties.
Never Had It So Good is very good indeed * Amanda Foreman *
It is a tribute to Sandbrook's literary skill that his scholarship is never oppressive.
Alternately delightful and enlightening, he has produced a book that must have been an enormous labour to write but is a treat to read * Observer *
A clever and engaging study of Britain as it prepared to swing into the sixties. Never Had It So Good is very good indeed * Amanda Foreman *
A wonderful book -- a most accomplished, readable and convincing tour through seven years from Suez to Beatlemania. It is refreshing because it probes beneath the surface of events, dissolving many of the myths of the sixties and suggesting, quite rightl * Lawrence James *
Unforgettable vignettes and revelations in this prodigious and ground-breaking study of British life. * SUNDAY TIMES *
It is a tribute to Sandbrook's literary skill that his scholarship is never oppressive. Alternately delightful and enlightening, he has produced a book that must have been an enormous labour to write but is a treat to read. * OBSERVER *
