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Portland Place is the diary of Sarah Shaw for the year of 1971, which she recently uncovered whilst clearing out her loft. Sarah's diary, written while she was working as a secretary for the BBC, describes the life of a suburban girl who certainly wasn't swinging but who was, ironically, not only working on a cutting-edge BBC survey on sex education but also in the throes of an unlikely affair with middle-aged, working-class Irish lift attendant Frank. Sarah talks humorously and frankly about what it was like to be a young working woman at the time as well as life at the BBC during the 1970s and the difficulties of navigating her first romance. She is funny and self-effacing, with a self-knowledge that few attain. Her innocence and naivety are hugely charming, and the diary forms a valuable snapshot of a time not so far away that is now lost to us.
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