Reflections: Lambhill, Possil and Elsewhere

By Terry Welsh

This is a rich, funny and moving memoir of Glasgow life, mainly in the 1940s and 50s. It is packed full of vulnerable women and proud, hard-drinking men; inspirational schoolteachers, local villains, and excited children plunging into the Forth and Clyde canal in high summer. The harshness of mining life is vividly and tragically portrayed, as are the bonds that knitted industrial Glasgow society together. Real-life characters and landmarks bring the book to life. There is the Blind Asylum, on Saracen Street - then the world's largest industrial workshop for the visually impaired - the crowded Italian cafes and the packed chip shops. The city's booming dancing scene is vividly recalled, along with trips to the "pictures" and Glasgow's rich sporting heritage.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1506098851
• ISBN13: 9781506098852
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 0.3" x 5.1"