{"product_id":"never-had-it-so-good-9780349115306","title":"Never Had It So Good","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A rich treasure-chest of a book'' \u003c\/b\u003eANTHONY HOWARD, \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A spectacular history of the sixties'' \u003c\/b\u003eNICK COHEN, \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Sandbrook''s book is a pleasure to read ... he is a master of the human touch'' \u003c\/b\u003eRICHARD DAVENPORT-HINES, \u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Rivetingly readable'' \u003c\/b\u003eGODFREY SMITH, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the bloodshed of the Suez Crisis to the giddy heyday of Beatlemania, from the first night of \u003ci\u003eLook Back in Anger \u003c\/i\u003eto 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnforgettable vignettes and revelations in this prodigious and ground-breaking study of British life\u003c\/b\u003e * SundayTimes *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003eclever and engaging \u003c\/b\u003estudy of Britain as it prepared to swing into the sixties.\u003ci\u003e Never Had It So Good\u003c\/i\u003e is very good indeed * Amanda Foreman *\u003cbr\u003eIt is a tribute to Sandbrook's literary skill that his scholarship is never oppressive. \u003cb\u003eAlternately delightful and enlightening, he has produced a book that must have been an enormous labour to write but is a treat to read\u003c\/b\u003e * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eA 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 *\u003cbr\u003eA 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 *\u003cbr\u003eUnforgettable vignettes and revelations in this prodigious and ground-breaking study of British life. * SUNDAY TIMES *\u003cbr\u003eIt 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 *","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733647438167,"sku":"9780349115306","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780349115306.jpg?v=1720001008","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/never-had-it-so-good-9780349115306","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}