Ed Glinert (with books by three of the world’s leading publishers to his name) discusses the literary merits of Manchester’s great men and women of letters: Elizabeth Gaskell, Howard Spring, Louis Golding, Harrison Ainsworth, Walter Greenwood, with a nod to nationally renowned authors such as Charles Dickens who have described the city.
Seventy-five years ago in August 1945 two atom bombs were dropped on Japan killing more than two hundred thousand people and bringing an apocalyptic end to the world war that had raged since September 1939. Although the bombs were planned and built in America, Manchester, more than most cities, played a crucial role in the entire story, from the…
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