Publications
A Far Cry from a White Apron, by Michael & Leslie Wilson, published 14 December 2000 (76 pp., Brighton: QueenSpark Books, ISBN-10: 0904733807 & ISBN-13: 9780904733808) accessible at: The Keep archive of QueenSpark Books & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:This book is about a young boy's experiences during the Second World War. The content is frank and occasionally disturbing and harrowing, even more so because Leslie Wilson was only eighteen years' old when he made the harsh transition from working as a shop assistant to working in a Welsh coal mine. This is a fascinating biography, co-authored by the protagonist, and describes with poignancy, stories of lost youth and a harsh life spent during a turbulent historical period.