The Prefab Kid

The spartan fifties, with their shortages and continued wartime rationing were a black time for adults, but for children the decade was a magical era - the last, perhaps, of true childhood innocence.

Gregory Holyoake, the Prefab Kid, has total recall of his earlier years when as a self-possessed only child, he was lovingly indulged by his doting Mum and Gran.

He writes of his cosy prefab home, his toys, Saturday morning pictures, school and the arrival of television. The frailties and foibles of the grown-ups are brilliantly observed through the eyes of a small boy whose sparkling memories will enchant all who share them.