{"product_id":"9781399755450-another-world","title":"Another World","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Oxford Years\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this new memoir, Melvyn Bragg takes the reader on a journey of discovery, as he leaves his childhood in Wigton for Oxford in the late 1950s\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHaving won a scholarship to Oxford University, eighteen-year-old Melvyn Bragg leaves his hometown of Wigton to travel south and immerse himself in a new and golden world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e There, he must find his place amongst the raucous public school boys and the students fresh from National Service, making new friends from varied backgrounds but never forgetting those at home. Over three formative years - as his tutors, his studies and the people around him all expand his horizons and his sense of what is possible - he takes his next steps into adulthood, surrounded by the old, imposing buildings and libraries (and protests and parties) of the 'city of dreaming spires'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this moment of change, for a young man and for the nation, Bragg looks to the past and the future, and as he studies History in his tutorials, so he remembers the histories of family, friends and lovers that shaped his own story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlive with insight and tenderness, \u003ci\u003eAnother World \u003c\/i\u003ebeautifully captures a decisive step in a remarkable life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eBACK IN THE DAY\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A memoir bursting with affection . fascinating' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Masterly . I loved it' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Utterly captivating' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57957007917430,"sku":"9781399755450","price":10.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_41529979.jpg?v=1780549323","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781399755450-another-world","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}