48 The Fortnight in September - R C Sherriff
Published in 1931, by the above author, famous for his novel Journey's End. This is an account of an ordinary family's annual holiday to Bognor Regis, not the most desirable of south coast resorts. However, written nearly a 100 years ago, he paints a picture of a quintessentially English sea side holiday town rather than the brash place it has now possibly become. It was interesting to read about a time when expectations were so different from how they are today. The simplicity of the two weeks away where the order of the days were planned with a certain precision, by the father, Mr Stevens, to enhance the overall family experience. Picnics on the beach were described in detail as were walks on the surrounding Downs and journeys on steam trains, taking them all away from the daily frustrations if only for two weeks. Particularly fascinating, if familiar with train journeys of the areas is question are the observations noted at various stops between Clapham Junction as the train pulls out of that station leaving the metropolis behind as it progresses into the Sussex countryside. The book described by esteemed author Kazuo Ishiguro, famous for his insight into English social nuance, "as just about the most uplifting life-affirming novel I can think of" He praised its delicate , respectful portrayal of an ordinary south London family taking their modest annual seaside holiday. Not a lot happens, it's restrained as the time it was set in, in that respect, it just captures the era, simple joys of deckchairs, the beach and pier and the nuclear family escaping from the humdrum of everyday life. I loved it.
too hot for it anyway.Advice needed re possible extension to house
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