Young Prince Philip
Young Prince Philip
A biography commemorating the early life of the late Duke of Edinburgh. This episode focuses on his Grandfather, King George I of Greece and his Father, Andrea, born in 1882. Show more
The revelatory biography of the early life of Prince Philip.
We have grown so used to seeing Prince Philip as a loyal, dutiful elderly man that it is easy to forget what a strange and intriguing life he led when he was younger. Originally published to coincide with his 90th birthday in 2011, Young Prince Philip tells the story of the first half of his life.
A LONG-RUNNING bookstore which was on the brink of potential closure is set to be moved to a new location and transformed into a creative hub. Caxton Books & Gallery, in Connaught Avenue, Frinton, has been run by business partners Judith Charlesworth, 57, and Sally Johnson, 58, for the past 14 years. Part of the seaside town’s fabric, the quaint store has been a permanent fixture in the area for more than 40 years and has been used by generations. Towards the end of last year, after fighting the financial impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, Judith and Sally were forced to considered moving the business on.
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In the Castle of My Skin is the first and much acclaimed novel by Barbadian writer George Lamming, originally published in 1953 by Michael Joseph in London. The novel won a Somerset Maugham Award and was championed by Jean-Paul Sartre and Richard Wright, the latter writing an introduction to the book s US edition.
It s an autobiographical coming-of-age novel - set in the 1930s and 40s in Carrington Village, Barbados, where the author was born and raised - and follows the events in the life of a young boy named G, taking place against the background of dramatic changes in the society in which he lives.