The Girl from Lamaha Street

The Girl from Lamaha Street-Sharon Maas -bio/non fiction

 A wonderful, enlightening read. This tells Sharon’s (Jo) story of her childhood and beyond. Sharon was brought up in British Guiana (Guyana as it is now) and had occasional trips to England with her family. Her mother refused to give up work on getting married as was the thing back in the 1950s (and compulsory in some companies) which eventually led to her divorce- again something rather unheard of at the time. Sharon was looked after by an Aunt and there were lots of children around. When she got to school, having read Enid Blyton's tales of British boarding school, it was where she longed to go. Eventually she did and this tells the story of her adventures in Harrogate far away from home and how she became Jo-until she didn't. How her longing for riding was fulfilled and how she began to find herself.

I really enjoyed this. I too read the Enid Blyton books and had the same aspirations so completely get where the author is coming from. A powerful read of someone who found her confidence having arrived saying very little and being tongue tied. Beautifully written and with several pictures I found myself turning and turning, immersed in the story. A wonderful, evocative read.

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