Summary of Laurence Myers's HUNKY DORY (WHO KNEW?)

By IRB Media

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#1 I was born in London in 1936, and during the war years I was sent to different schools. My mother, a wonderful woman, battled on to operate her salon while my father was in the army.

#2 I had a difficult time respecting my father, who was a Willy Loman figure in Death of a Salesman. He was adorable, but also one of the funniest men I’ve ever known. He used to send me letters from your Daddy at the Front.

#3 I had a close-knit family. I was close to my cousins Alan and Marlene Myers on my mother’s side, and Roy and Patsy Bloom on my father’s side. We were socially self-contained. I passed my scholarship exams and spent a term at East Ham grammar school.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jun 14, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822541269

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 17

Insights from Chapter 18

Insights from Chapter 19

Insights from Chapter 20

Insights from Chapter 21

Insights from Chapter 22

Insights from Chapter 23

Insights from Chapter 24

Insights from Chapter 25

Insights from Chapter 26

Insights from Chapter 27

Insights from Chapter 28

Insights from Chapter 29

Insights from Chapter 30

Insights from Chapter 31

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I was born in London in 1936, and during the war years I was sent to different schools. My mother, a wonderful woman, battled on to operate her salon while my father was in the army.

#2

I had a difficult time respecting my father, who was a Willy Loman figure in Death of a Salesman. He was adorable, but also one of the funniest men I’ve ever known. He used to send me letters from your Daddy at the Front.

#3

I had a close-knit family. I was close to my cousins Alan and Marlene Myers on my mother’s side, and Roy and Patsy Bloom on my father’s side. We were socially self-contained. I passed my scholarship exams and spent a term at East Ham grammar school.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

I had a free pass to The Astoria, a showpiece cinema built in the 1930s. The Astoria was decorated spectacularly in the style of an Andalusian palace. I saw most of the acts that played there, and I learned to insist that the acts I managed feature their hits in live performance.

#2

I had a love of music from an early age, and I would often sing along with the songs on my iPod. I had no idea what I wanted to do, other than becoming a Latin American percussionist. I had to choose from the post-war Jewish Mother’s List: doctor, lawyer, architect, dentist, accountant.

#3

I was a newspaper reporter, and I received