THE OTHER HALVES

by Hunter Davies ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 15, 1968

With no editorial intervention (criticizing, moralizing) these are ten transcripts (taped, presumably) of the New Poor and the New Rich in England today; among the former, a curate who only receives thirty pounds a month while among the latter a newsvendor grosses as much as a hundred pounds a day; or again, a clerk in a ministry who has no hot water and no bath, versus a barrow boy (streetseller) with a television in every room of his large house. A nurse, a social worker, a burglar, a prostitute (a kinky scene here), a policeman and hair stylist contribute to these graphic annals with only a hard-reached-for sociological handle to justify their appearance in book form; but then of course there are always those who like to know how The Other Halves live and these characters are unhesitatingly self-explanatory.

Pub Date: May 15, 1968

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Stein & Day

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 1, 1968

Categories: NONFICTION