Following Austerity Britain and Family Britain, the third and fulcrum volume in David Kynaston's landmark social history of post-war Britain

From high-rise flats to the Carry On films, here are the never-had-it-so-good years brought vividly to life by a historian whose extraordinary appetite for research seems to know bounds Rachel Cooke, Observer 'The fullest, deepest and most balanced history of our times.' Sunday Telegraph (on Austerity Britain) 'Kynaston's skill in mixing eyewitness accounts and political analysis will surely be one of the greatest and most enduring publishing ventures for generations.' Observer (on Austerity Britain) 'Even readers who can remember the years Kynaston writes about will find they are continually surprised by the richness and diversity of his material.' Sunday Times (on Family Britain) 'Kynaston is the most entertaining historian alive.' Spectator (on Family Britain)

David Kynaston was born in Aldershot in 1951. He has been a professional historian since 1973 and has written eighteen books, including The City of London (1994-2001), a widely acclaimed four-volume history, and WG's Birthday Party, an account of the Gentleman v. Players match at Lord's in July 1898. He is the author of Austerity Britain 1945-51 and Family Britain 1951-57, the first two titles in a series of books covering the history of post-war Britain (1945-1979) under the collective title 'Tales of a New Jerusalem'. He is currently a visiting professor at Kingston University.