Vintage 1930

This is the autobiography of a woman born in 1930 whose life never seemed destined to be run of the mill.

Vintage 1930 is a compelling story that begins in Newcastle. Readers relive with Patricia her heartbreak at the early loss of both parents, her own battle with tuberculosis, her formative years as a student nurse and ultimately her life-changing journey across the world with her young family and a beloved husband who is descending into alcoholism.

Turning her hand to a variety of jobs in an attempt to keep her family above water and seeking sustenance from her role with the Salvation Army, Patricia comes through the experience a wiser, sadder woman, ready to bring her family back 'home' to the North of England.

Vintage 1930 paints a vivid picture of life in South Africa during the post-war decades, of the male domination of that era and of a woman learning from experience.