Opis:

It's September 1945 and Billy Hopkins is off to London to train as a teacher, with only ten bob in his pocket. Despite his dad's gloomy warnings that he'll pick up bad ways from the toffs down South, Billy survives two years in the Big City, and returns to take up his first teaching job in Manchester - on £300 a year! The catch is his first class, Senior Four, who bitterly resent the raising of the school leaving age, and are all set to take it out on their teacher - luckily the kid from Collyhurst has some tricks up his sleeve. And then Billy meets the beautiful Laura. But is she, as his dad says, 'too good for the likes of us'?

Opinie czytelników (amazon.co.uk):

-    I read this book in three sittings and found it a moving and sometimes hilarious read. Billy encaptures all that is human in us all, the survivor, the one who makes mistakes and bounces back. it is true life with all the ups and downs that go with it and is one of the best books I've read in ages.

- I wrote a review praising Our Kid and couldn't wait for High Hopes. If you want to read a book with a 200% feel good factor this is it. Tears, Laughter and brilliantly written. Read Our Kid first and then enjoy High Hopes. In this book Billy retains his loveable 'naughty boy' image who then grows up to be a young man with an intelligent brain and someone who is respected by everyone he meets (well almost - without giving anything away look for the confrontations with a young lady's father). This is writing at it's best. ABSOLUTELY BRTILLIANT STUFF - trust me you will not be able to put this book down. It's a shame that Billy Hopkins has only realised his natural gift at writing now.

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