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Common People
- The History of an English Family
- Narrated by: Caroline Laskowska
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
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Summary
Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Common People: The History of An English Family by Alison Light, read by Caroline Laskowska.
Family history is a massive phenomenon of our times but what are we after when we go in search of our ancestors? Beginning with her grandparents, Alison Light moves between the present and the past, in an extraordinary series of journeys over two centuries, across Britain and beyond.
Epic in scope and deep in feeling, Common People is a family history but also a new kind of public history, following the lives of the migrants who travelled the country looking for work. Original and eloquent, it is a timely rethinking of who the English were - but ultimately it reflects on history itself, and on our constant need to know who went before us and what we owe them.
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- Jacimac
- 08-08-22
Family history through the ages
Great read for anyone into family history or genealogy.
This shows the ups and downs of an ordinary working class family ; some who do a little better, others who are in and out of the workhouse due to lack of work , illness & death of the wage earner. Sensitively read & full of interesting facts about sailors, artisan trades & church attendance through the centuries in Portsmouth area UK
Highly recommend for anyone interested in history & especially family history.
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- Phoebe
- 21-08-16
Interesting
A really interesting listen but quite hard to follow without a visual family tree to refer back to!
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-05-16
mixed feelings about this book
Some parts I loved other parts failed to hold my attention. I ended up not understanding the tenuous link between the family tree and the vast deviation in material.
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- Stella
- 24-06-20
fabulous family history
lighting up English social history through Alison Light's generations of family. irresistibly interesting. Great listen!
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