Synopsis
Debbie Grisham's life was grey and dull. She longed for a little colour. She was a teenager living in London during the days of disco and blue eye shadow. She yearned for fun and excitement. It seemed as if everyone else her age was out enjoying themselves while she was rotting away unnoticed. Her days were spent trying to avoid the school bullies, and doing her best to cope at home with her warring parents. She had to deal with her mother's mental health problems and her disinterested father. To take her mind off her troubles, Debbie loses herself in books that take her far away from the north London council estate where she lives. She longs for escape and eventually finds it when she sets foot in the disco with an old friend. Her friend's father had once told the two girls they were like wild poppies, vibrant, defiant and free. Debbie longs for that statement to be true. When she meets her first love at the Lyceum, she thinks her grey days are finally over. Unfortunately, fate has other ideas and her life spirals into one disaster after another, leaving her with a broken heart and no self-confidence. Leaving school with no qualifications, a hurried marriage to a controlling husband soon follows. She has tumbled into a life that feels like a nightmare from which she can never awaken. She tries to hang onto her sense of humour, but with her self-confidence slowly chipped away, she slides into despair. Then one day Debbie spots an advert in the Sunday paper about adult education with the Open University. She does not realise it will be the catalyst that will spark her own revolution. It will change her life forever. This is a life affirming story of one woman's struggle to survive and overcome overwhelming odds. Just like the poppy flowers that have come to mean so much to her, Debbie Grisham grows and stands up defiantly against the odds. These are her Poppy days, when she will at last be the vibrant, defiant young woman she has always wanted to be. Sometimes the little people can win, even when the blue eye shadow has faded and the platform soled shoes are finally put back in their box.
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Debbie Grisham's life was grey and dull. She longed for a little colour. She was a teenager living in London during the days of disco and blue eye shadow. She yearned for fun and excitement. It seemed as if everyone else her age was out enjoying themselves while she was rotting away unnoticed. Her days were spent trying to avoid the school bullies, and doing her best to cope at home with her warring parents. She had to deal with her mother's mental health problems and her disinterested father. To take her mind off her troubles, Debbie loses herself in books that take her far away from the north London council estate where she lives. She longs for escape and eventually finds it when she sets foot in the disco with an old friend. Her friend's father had once told the two girls they were like wild poppies, vibrant, defiant and free. Debbie longs for that statement to be true. When she meets her first love at the Lyceum, she thinks her grey days are finally over. Unfortunately, fate has other ideas and her life spirals into one disaster after another, leaving her with a broken heart and no self-confidence. Leaving school with no qualifications, a hurried marriage to a controlling husband soon follows. She has tumbled into a life that feels like a nightmare from which she can never awaken. She tries to hang onto her sense of humour, but with her self-confidence slowly chipped away, she slides into despair. Then one day Debbie spots an advert in the Sunday paper about adult education with the Open University. She does not realise it will be the catalyst that will spark her own revolution. It will change her life forever. This is a life affirming story of one woman's struggle to survive and overcome overwhelming odds. Just like the poppy flowers that have come to mean so much to her, Debbie Grisham grows and stands up defiantly against the odds. These are her Poppy days, when she will at last be the vibrant, defiant young woman she has always wanted to be. Sometimes the little people can win, even when the blue eye shadow has faded and the platform soled shoes are finally put back in their box.
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Poppy Days
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CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015
ISBN 10 : 1505822300
ISBN 13 : 9781505822304
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Paperback
Vendeur : Revaluation Books, Exeter, Royaume-Uni
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Paperback. Etat : Brand New. 282 pages. 8.43x5.85x0.73 inches. This item is printed on demand. N° de réf. du vendeur zk1505822300
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