The Way to Hornsey Rise: A Memoir (Worman Jeremy)(Paperback)

How a privately educated schoolboy, comes to reject his comfortable rural background to end up in the squats, drugs and hippy scene of 1970s.The central theme of the book is Jeremy's need to escape from the intense relationship with his alcoholic, charismatic and mentally unstable mother, her lovers, his ageing, ailing father, and about his romantic relationships. Foremost among his mother's lovers is former Indian Army officer, Neville Prideaux, who lives in an apartment in their house. 'Uncle Neville' moves out and commits suicide, but his continued presence haunts the memoir. Among the Jeremy's amorous relationships, his bittersweet romance with vulnerable Clare stands out, and has quite an impact on his life. Besides being an engaging personal story, starting out in 1962, Jeremy coming-of-age makes you really care for him, what makes this memoir of
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