The book is fabulous, and I hope it sells forever. Entrancing, funny, deeply moving and wonderfully written. Please read it Upbeat and `s South London childhood was deeply the tone is sunny, and anyone who remembers Mivvis, jamboree bags, streets with no cars, Sid James and vast old Odeons will love this Sixties retro-fest. INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY Paper-dry wit and natural funny. LONDON LITE A wonderfully vigorous read, confident in its total recall and acute in its deft definitions of characters. Delightfully written, this funny and engrossing memoir is a wonderful evocation of a Fifties and Sixties childhood CHOICE `Book of the Month` Paper-dry wit, natural charm, brutally funny anecdotes - Fowler`s likeable memoir unearths the trail that led the schoolboy to become a writer LONDON EVENING STANDARD Beautiful, magical and moving DAILY MAIL Humorously recounted, Fowler`s passion for reading is framed by an affectionate description of