Swan river : a family memoir

"As a child, David Reynolds developed a fascination with the mysterious disappearance of his long-dead grandfather. Over the years he has pieced together the story. However, this contrasts with the story of David's own childhood, mispent youth, and sometimes uncertain relationship with his father."@en
"<Div>Throughout his childhood and youth David Reynolds kept an eye on the past, entranced by family stories from Victorian London  the music halls, the romances, the strange disappearance of his grandfather  even as he himself came of age in the vibrant 1960s. In Swan River he describes both worlds with great vitality and sympathy, and shows how a child's puzzled interest in his forebears deepens into an adult's understanding of human nature. Swan River was shortlisted for the PEN/Ackerley prize for Autobiography.</div>"@en