On the Cusp av David Kynaston

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<b>A <i>TIMES </i>BEST PAPERBACK OF 2022</b>------------------<b>''Glorious ... It''s rare to read anything so teeming with life'' <i>SPECTATOR</i>, Books of the Year</b><b>''This is Kynaston at his best ... A rich and vivid picture of a nation in all its human complexity'' IAN JACK</b><b>''A compulsive read ... Generous as well as sharp'' MARGARET DRABBLE</b><b>''I was captivated by its brilliance'' D. J. TAYLOR</b>__________________<b>The ¿real¿ Sixties began on 5 October 1962</b>. On that remarkable Friday, the Beatles hit the world with their first single, ¿Love Me Do¿, and the first James Bond film, <i>Dr No</i>, had its world premiere in London: two icons of the future heralding a social and cultural revolution.<i>On the Cusp</i>, continuing David Kynaston¿s groundbreaking history of post-war Britain, takes place during the summer and early autumn of 1962, in the charged months leading up to the moment that a country changed. The Rolling Stones¿ debut at the Marquee Club, the las