I Could Be So Good for You
A Portrait of the North London Working Class
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Watkins Media Limited
Published:10th Jan '23
Should be back in stock very soon

This book offers a unique perspective on north London's working class, detailing their struggles and resilience from the 1950s to the present. I Could Be So Good for You enriches our understanding of this community.
The book I Could Be So Good for You presents a compelling exploration of north London's working class from the 1950s to the present day. It delves into their lives, highlighting the struggles, resilience, and occasional triumphs that define their experiences. The narrative challenges the notion that north London's working class lacks authenticity compared to their counterparts in the North, addressing the implicit racism that often underpins such views. Through a diverse array of sources, including personal memoirs, oral histories, and new interviews, the author crafts a vivid portrait of this community.
In I Could Be So Good for You, the author provides an important social history that captures the essence of working-class life in north London. The book chronicles various aspects of this community's existence, from their hardships and celebrations to their everyday triumphs and tragedies. The text reveals a rich tapestry of experiences shaped by economic fluctuations, from the post-war affluence of the 1950s to the 2008 financial crash. The narrative emphasizes that life in north London was not solely defined by poverty and exploitation but also by opportunities for growth, diversity, and enjoyment.
Ultimately, I Could Be So Good for You is a timely and necessary contribution to the understanding of working-class life in London. It seeks to reclaim the narrative of a community often overlooked, reminding readers of the complexities and richness of their experiences throughout the decades.
"Fantastic - a much-needed history of a class claimed regularly not to exist, and a compendious, endlessly quotable book of facts, anecdotes and tales of the 'working class bohemia' that existed, and crucially still exists, and changes and grows and thrives, in the lands south of Watford, east of Staines, north of the Thames and west of the Lea'"
"This is a Dickens for a postwar North London... an intimate letter to the North London working class, written out of a tough love, completely shorn of sentimentality. This is an important book. I know of no other quite like it. I wish I had written it."
"It's great to see that ordinary London working class voices, not normally heard, are well represented in this cracking social history."
"A vivid and compelling account of North London society from the 1950s to the present... This is grass-roots local history at its best."
ISBN: 9781914420344
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484 pages
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