Shakespeare said that the world is a stage; well, 29, Fairholme Road was a stage and we had some characteristic actors come and go... the performance was life itself.' In this gritty and often poignant account of life as a landlord's son in a guesthouse in West London from the 1950s onwards, Michael O'Mahony introduces us to some truly memorable characters and scenes. Written with an engaging and affectionate humour, the author allows us to view both his own unusual drama and that of London as a whole.
