20th century stories
A01=Willie Robertson
adolescence
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Author_Willie Robertson
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Category1=Non-Fiction
Category=BGA
Category=DNBA
coming-of-age story
COP=United Kingdom
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familial relationships
families
Glasgow
growing up in Scotland
hilarious coming-of-age story
humour
Language_English
memoir
PA=Temporarily unavailable
Price_€10 to €20
PS=Active
Scotland
softlaunch
working class stories
Product details
- ISBN 9780755319299
- Weight: 220g
- Dimensions: 145 x 200mm
- Publication Date: 10 Jun 2010
- Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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As a fourteen year old bursting with energy and life, Willie lied about his age to get a job on the milk truck. Well, maturity was called for.
Delivering milk may not be everyone's idea of a glamorous start to your working life but it came to represent far more than Willie and his best friend Gordon could possibly imagine. Their eyes were swiftly opened to the big bad/good world and so they quickly learnt the vital necessity of thinking on their toes.
Despite the hard backdrop of an industrial town ('The Ruskies wouldn't drop the atom bomb on Dundee; there's nothing here worth bombing'), this is a fabulous story of boys growing up in the sixties, of camaraderie and optimism, innocence and the harshness of life.
Willie was born and bred in Dundee, and started his working career at Fletcher's Dairies in the city. He left school with six O Levels and then started an apprenticeship as an architectural draftsman. After two degrees and an MBA, Willie now runs his own company providing global training in the gas and oil industries. He still lives in Dundee with his wife and two children and is proud to call it home.
