Living and Winning Book
Object
Book
Object number
2025.23
Physical Description
Living and Winning by Pauline Wiltshire. The cover is yellow with black writing and a black and white picture of Pauline smiling on the centre.
Object history
Living and Winning is an autobiography of Pauline Wiltshire. She grew up in Jamaica and then moved to Stoke Newington, Hackney when she was 26 to live with her mother and step-family.
This book was published by Centerprise (1971-2012) which was a community centre in Dalston. They were originally at 32 Dalston Lane and later moved to 136-138 Kingsland Road. They hosted a bookshop, reading centre, cafe, youth club, and a publishing project where people like Wiltshire can write their autobiographies.
This book was published by Centerprise (1971-2012) which was a community centre in Dalston. They were originally at 32 Dalston Lane and later moved to 136-138 Kingsland Road. They hosted a bookshop, reading centre, cafe, youth club, and a publishing project where people like Wiltshire can write their autobiographies.
Associated Organisation
Centerprise (Publisher)
Associated Person
Wiltshire, Pauline (Subject of)
Associated Place
Material
Paper
Dimension
Height: 208mm
Width: 148mm
Width: 148mm
On display?
No