As Phil Carradice says in this hugely entertaining and evocative book
the memories of childhood have no order. What they do have, however, is
a resonance and an ability to quicken the heart beat and transports you
back to a time when the entire world was young and free and intriguing.
Phil Carradice's account of growing up in Pembrokeshire in the years
after the Second World War is one of adventure and discovery - all the
while bordered by a warm and loving family that provide the security
needed to grow and test the limits imposed by society. In many respects
the childhood and adolescence described here are no different from many
others - look at them in another way and they are a unique and
fascinating period, caught in a time long gone and a way of life that is
now as distant as the moon. Pembroke Dock in the 1940s, 50s and 60s was
a wonderful combination of rural and urban living. It offered an amazing
range of experiences. Phil Carradice grabbed them with both hands. And
we are lucky that he has the words and the images to describe what he
experienced, making this book an invaluable piece of social history.
