“The Veritas Years” – The story of an Irish boy in England
John Ruth’s own life story, “The Veritas Years”, illustrates some of the double standards of societies, past and present.
In the 1950’s the world was a different place, but people were more or less the same. John Ruth moved to England from Ireland in the late 1950’s to find himself in a society filled with double standards. The first part of “The Veritas Years” by John Ruth covers the author’s experiences from early childhood to puberty. It is a time filled with constantly shifting societal values. It also is a story about living in a world after the war. The author’s moving story gives readers an authentic insight into the world of post war England and how it was perceived by a young Irish immigrant who had the bad luck of ending up in the wrong kind of school. Readers will be intriegued how different school was in the 1960s, but they will also recognize some of the double standards – because some things never change.
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