Bob Oliver, born in 1938 in North London, eighth child in a family of ten, he learned to cope with the blitz, rationing, sadistic school teachers and picking up 'fag ends' from the streets for his 'roll-ups' lived through the 'Great Smog's of London'He survived this largely due to the warmth and love of the family he was lucky enough to be born into, His mother dedicated to keeping her flock clean and fed and a hard-working Father who made sure there was always food on the table and instilled in his children. A strong work ethic, which they carried all through all their lives. Bob left school almost illiterate but took a basic literacy course in the Army where he found a deep love for writing and with his inborn sense of humour recorded his (not unfunny) life stories for his much-loved children and grandchildren. He decided to write his memoirs to enable his kids, grandkids and all that follow to understand how lifestyles have changed and what it was like growing up through the Second World War as an ordinary working-class person. The Author now lives in Suffolk, is not famous he is not a celebrity just an ordinary Man.