Escaping the Dark Shadow

Keith Perkins

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‘Escaping the Dark Shadow’ is an unforgettable memoir that takes the reader on an exciting, highly personal, emotional, and informative journey from the 1950s to the present. It is the true story of a sensitive boy and the man he grew into.This is also the true story of living through a remarkable period of liberation through fashion, Mary Quant’s miniskirts, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, technology, Telstar, and a man on the moon. As well as this, ‘Escaping the Dark Shadow’ is a chronicle of many of the most significant changes in world history since about 1960.

Disponível desde: 28/09/2023.

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