'1970s Childhood' by Liza Hollighurst is a non-fiction look at growing up in the 1970s in Britain.

With chapters like Family Life, School, Books and Magazines and others, this book is a look back, sometimes with nostalgia, sometimes not, at growing up in the UK in the 1970s. Tight money meant families had to make do with hand me down toys and clothing. Treats were less available, and maybe appreciated more because of it. The book has quite a few pictures of children and entertainers of the era.

I also grew up in the 1970s. While the brands and pop icons might have been different, it was interesting to see how other children experienced some of the events of the 1970s. This is a pretty quick read, and I enjoyed it.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Shire Publications, Osprey Publishing, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.

A fun romp down memory lane tinged with nostalgic descriptions of the people, places, and things that helped mold Generation X.

Like several readers, I also chose this book thinking it would be a great nostalgia trip to remember my own childhood growing up in Los Angeles. I was surprised to find that it was for a UK childhood instead and therefore few of the references really resonated with me - they were not what I experienced. But that said, I still continued the read and appreciated all the author put into this nicely researched book.

At first glance, it may seem like one person's personal remembrances. However, this isn't a picture book or a biography: it is window into life as a kid in the UK in the 1970s. The pictures are often very small but include ads, glossy promo materials, and ad hoc snapshots and more in black-and-white and color. There aren't a lot of them but about 1 per page.

The book covers the following topics: Family life, school, food and drink, recreation, books and magazines, television, popular music, and fashion. Each section has just enough information to be interesting but not so much that it gets bogged down. This definitely isn't a catalog of stuff that defined the 1970s - indeed, the section on toys (recreation) has a total of four images. And so while this feels more personal and low key, it also doesn't have the pizzazz that exemplified the 1970s. There is no graphic design here - just text with some pictures inserted within.

In all, I do wish it had been about 1970s life in the US but enjoyed this perspective into another culture, in a different era. Reviewed from an advance reader copy provided by the publisher.

I liked the concept of this book. I wish someone would do something similar about the US as this book is set in England. Many of the music and fashion styles are the same but the TV references and food items don't carry over. This was my era of growing up and I enjoyed reminiscing . Lots of photos to illustrate the authors references. An enjoyable read. I received a copy of this ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review.

This is the 70's in Great Britain. I thought it was going to be about America in the 70's, but that's okay. I learned a lot, and it was an enjoyable read.

This book is a retrospective of childhood in the 1970s. As a child of that generation, I was very excited by this topic. Unfortunately, I was unaware that this book focuses on Britain and I grew up in the states. While some of the experiences translate, there was much that was missing for me. I appreciated the authors approach in not idealizing the events and objects and foods of the day, and not just focusing on the well to do. We need a companion book for the US.

This was fun! I enjoyed reading it even though it wasn't American childhood, it's English, it was a insightful read. It was comparing and contrasting the two cultures!

I was looking forward to the book until I realized it was about England. I could relate to some of the sections, particularly the music and clothes of the 1970s, but most of it were books and tv shows I'd never heard about. Still, it was a nice nostalgic look at a great decade. It was a carefree time to be a kid and the overly sheltered and regulated children of today are missing out.

I did not realize this book was about the 70’s in Britain, but, it still was as enjoyable read!!!This brought back memories of growing up in the 70’s. It was nice to read about how the era played out for others. Thanks to Netgalley, the author and the publisher for the arc of this book in return for my honest review. Receiving the book in this manner had no bearing on my review.

Informative of the British 1970s. From music and fashion to homeless and whats on the "telly". I learned a lot of this book that I didn't know. Especially about the fashion. Short read but good.
Thanks netgalley, author and publisher for an advance read!

This was a fun read, looking back at childhood in the 70s. I'm more of an 80's kid and grew up in the US so some of the UK-specific references were unfamiliar to me, but I did relate to some of the content and growing up in the same time period isn't necessary to enjoy the book.

Thank you to Osprey Publishing and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my honest review.

This was a really fun and interesting book. It's more specifically about childhood in 1970s Great Britain, and as someone who had a 1970s childhood in California, it was intriguing learning about what kids were into and doing across the pond. I admit, I had to google a lot while reading this, but many things were familiar- the Bay City Rollers (Derek was my favorite!), the Sindy doll, wearing crocheted clothes. Some things were strange- the 1976 heatwave especially. It's difficult for me to wrap my head around temperatures in the upper 80s and lower 90s Fahrenheit in summer being a heatwave- I'm used to 100+, that sounds nice! But then, I'm used to it, I imagine it would be quite a shock if you weren't. I really enjoyed reading this, and getting a peek into someone else's childhood.