This is the diary 19-year-old Sarah Shaw kept in 1971 while she was working in her first job as a BBC secretary in the old Langham building in London. It describes her life in the office, at home and at a hostel in Victoria, growing up at a time when 1960s permissiveness challenged 1950s values. But most of all, it's the story of an extraordinary romance between Sarah and an engaging Irishman much older than herself. "I defy any reader, male or female, not to fall in love with this book. There's a wealth of of observation and detail that will have you either exclaiming in recognition (if this is your period) or gobsmacked (if it's not). But it's the May/September romance that is the delightful heart of this book, and which Sarah Shaw renders with enormous tenderness and humour. It's a rare writer who can convey both innocence and knowingness without spoiling either. What a find!" (Sarah Harrison http://www.sarah-harrison.net/) Reviews, extracts etc at http://1971secretsecretarybbc.blogspot.co.uk/
- ISBN10 1326180401
- ISBN13 9781326180409
- Publish Date 17 April 2015
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 26 November 2015
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Lulu.com
- Format Paperback
- Pages 290
- Language English