An Elford Childhood

In 1920, when Doris Buttery was born in the small village of Elford, King George V was on the throne, and women still had to achieve the vote on equal terms with men. Growing up with her parents and two older brothers, worldly possessions were few and money tight for most people in the village, but life was far from dull. With an array of colourful characters, scandals, long-held secrets, and the changing seasons, there was plenty to keep an active, inquisitive young girl entertained. Decades later, Doris picked up her pencil, grabbed some sheets of lined foolscap and began to write down her memories. An Elford Childhood provides a tantalizing trip back in time to a life lived in a place where the milk came in churns, water had to be pumped and collected, few cars troubled the narrow lanes, and electricity was still to be installed in the house where Doris lived.