Secret Diary of a 1970s Secretary

Secret Diary of a 1970s Secretary is the diary of Sarah Shaw for the year of 1971, which she recently uncovered whilst clearing out her loft. Working as a secretary for the BBC at the time, Sarah's diary describes the life of a suburban girl who certainly wasn't 'swinging' but who was, ironically, not only working on a cutting edge BBC survey on sex education but also in the throes of an unlikely affair with middle-aged, working-class, Irish lift attendant, Frank. Sarah talks humorously and frankly about what it was like to be a young, working woman at the time as well as life at the BBC during the 1970s and the difficulties of navigating her first romance. She is funny and self-effacing with a self-knowledge that only few attain. Her innocence and naivety are hugely charming and the diary forms a valuable snapshot of a time not so far away that is now lost to us.

Product details

• Authors: Sarah Shaw, Shaw Sarah
• Publisher: Constable
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.11.2017
• EAN: 9781472124692
• ISBN: 978-1-4721-2469-2
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 197 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, Autobiography: general, Memoirs, Social & cultural history, British & Irish history, Diaries, letters and journals, c 1970 to c 1980