{"product_id":"9781472124692-secret-diary-of-a-1970s-secretary","title":"Secret Diary of a 1970s Secretary","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eSecret Diary of a 1970s Secretary \u003c\/i\u003eis the diary of then-BBC Secretary Sarah Shaw for the year of 1971, a humorous and charming perspective of life at the BBC and for a woman at the time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSecret Diary of a 1970s Secretary \u003c\/i\u003eis the diary of Sarah Shaw for the year of 1971, which she recently uncovered whilst clearing out her loft. Working as a secretary for the BBC at the time, Sarah's diary describes the life of a suburban girl who certainly wasn't 'swinging' but who was, ironically, not only working on a cutting edge BBC survey on sex education but also in the throes of an unlikely affair with middle-aged, working-class, Irish lift attendant, Frank.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSarah talks humorously and frankly about what it was like to be a young, working woman at the time as well as life at the BBC during the 1970s and the difficulties of navigating her first romance. She is funny and self-effacing with a self-knowledge that only few attain. Her innocence and naivety are hugely charming and the diary forms a valuable snapshot of a time not so far away that is now lost to us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40896937492577,"sku":"9781472124692","price":4.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27831903.jpg?v=1722084800","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781472124692-secret-diary-of-a-1970s-secretary","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}