No Milk Today
The Vanishing World of the Milkman
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
11 April 2017
Summary
Traditionally, in British society, the milkman has been a family friend, a sex symbol and a cheerful chappie. He has been the eyes and ears of the community, and his genetic legacy has supposedly passed into the lineage of housewives.
This collection of folk tales about milkmen covers the history of the job and the milkman’s everyday experience. The book is structured by the milkman’s working day. It starts with the alarm-clock and ends with the milkman returning home in search of sus…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472136893 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472136896 |
| Author: | Andrew Ward |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Robinson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 11 April 2017 |
| Weight: | 245g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 129mm x 197mm |
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Critics Review
Sometimes poignant, often funny, always revealing, No Milk Today is a deeply researched and wonderfully evocative slice of our recent social history.– David Kynaston
Sometimes poignant, often funny, always revealing, No Milk Today is a deeply researched and wonderfully evocative slice of our recent social history. - David Kynaston
Andrew Ward
Andrew Ward is a freelance writer who has worked as a milkman. He has over thirty books to his name. Ward has also worked as a statistician and researcher in commerce, industry and higher education. He is currently working on two social-history projects with Professor Tim Newburn of the London School of Economics.
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