This is the last in a trilogy which began with Child of a Bygone Era, followed by The Growing Pains of a Colonial Boy and ending with this book, The Autumn Years of a Colonial Boy. They are all about my unique experiences as an advertising and marketing executive through the extraordinary decades from the 1940s to the present. These were the decades that revolutionized the way we live today. The old social structure created by the Industrial Revolution had been dominated by manufacturing and production. These were blown away by the creation and development of the service industry, by computers, Wi-Fi, television, social media, advertising, credit cards and a desire for a now affordable good life for many. They were also the years that saw high inflation, recession, nuclear disasters, the Falklands' war, more wars in the Middle East, vicious strikes, social unrest, and the effects of increased immigration. Despite these high and lows, I managed to enjoy an unusual life which I hope you will find not only informative but an enjoyable reading experience. I certainly hope so.

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Hunt, Peter

Peter Hunt, the only child of John and Margaret Hunt, was born in Brighton in July 1940 but, at the age of five, began his life as a child in post-war Hong Kong. At the age of seven, this idyllic life was shattered when he was sent back to England to enrol in two Catholic boarding schools, the preparatory school, Worth in Sussex and the public school, Downside in Somerset. His education was completed at Trinity College Dublin, where he left to live in London and embark on a career in advertising and marketing. These years are covered in his two previous biographies, the first entitled, A Child of a Bygone Era and the second, The Growing Pains of a Colonial Boy. This, the last in the trilogy, covers his life in London during the 1970s and 1980s, the two decades that revolutionised our way of life. During them came the age of the computer and the age of consumerism. The traditional world based on production turned into one based on consumption. Peter, living the trend, began his retail shop, Slick Willies and his import/wholesaler, American Actionwear. Slick Willies is still going strong today. What is delightful about these books is how Peter intermingles history with the vicissitudes of his own life and his comments are made through awareness and a gentle humour. His next book is a history entitled, The Extra Ordinary Women of France. He has been working on its sequel The Extra Ordinary Women of Britain which has now been published.