Scouse, Choppers & Space Hoppers - A Liverpool Life of Happy Days and Hard Times: A Liverpool Life of Happy Days and Hard Times

In Scouse,Choppers & Space Hoppers, Crissy Rock recalls her childhood and youth in working-class Liverpool during the sixties and seventies, a time of social upheaval, artistic revolution, and excitement for the future. She paints a vivid picture of an iconic place in a revolutionary time, from playing by the docks to the rise of mods and rockers, Beatlemania, and dancing in the Cavern Club.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 06 September 2018
Publisher: John Blake Publishing Ltd

The 1960s were a transformative decade for Britain, marked by social upheaval, artistic revolution, and a sense of excitement for the future amidst urban poverty, inequality, and post-war recovery. For comedian Crissy Rock, born in 1958, these two decades would serve as the backdrop for a childhood and youth filled with adventure, turbulence, and discovery, with Liverpool serving as her crucible. In this evocative and nostalgic memoir, Crissy vividly recalls growing up in working-class Liverpool, a time when traditional values of community, family, and hard work held immense importance, even as bold changes in culture, fashion, and music swept through the city. Through a series of snapshots, she paints a vivid picture of an iconic place in a revolutionary time, from carefree days of playing by the docks and in the tenements to the rise of mods and rockers, Beatlemania, and the birth of all-consuming crazes like space hoppers and miniskirts. Written with Crissy's trademark wit and honesty, Scouse, Choppers & Space Hoppers is a nostalgic recollection of a rough-and-tumble working-class sixties and seventies childhood, as well as a celebration of Liverpool itself—a fond glimpse into the heartbeat of the North West from one of its most beloved daughters.

Weight: 228g
Dimension: 197 x 128 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781786069504