{"product_id":"i-dont-wear-step-ins-anymore-diana-wilde-9781922452986","title":"I don't wear step-ins anymore: A memoir through letters, 1968 to 1970","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA step-in or girdle was worn in the 50s and 60s to control the flab of a female body. Dianne escaped the control of a conservative and Christian middle class family in Sydney and sailed to England in 1968. On arrival, she disposed of her constrictive clothing and began living a swinging London life. A year later, and after a visit from her parents, she moved to a Swiss Village for 6 months. Finally, she travelled home overland by Sundowners bus from London to India in 1970.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis memoir is from letters documenting her overseas journey of discovery. In January 2012 aged 64, she re-read and transcribed at least 300 letters and aerogrammes, after being told by an older cousin, she had been adopted at birth. She re-discovered the controlling mother she couldn't stand growing up, and even while bringing up a family of her own. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer adoptive mother Ruby was the one who gave her back all the letters written to her, suggesting she may wish to write a book one day about her travels. This memoir is a homage to her, and also to her adoptive father George, who constantly encouraged her to take off the step-ins and try everything in life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Diana Wilde\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 192245298X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781922452986\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Diana Wilde\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.53d","brand":"Diana Wilde","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47579881013503,"sku":"9781922452986","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a22ac370-49ca-4729-8100-6ad425826947.jpg?v=1763877304","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/i-dont-wear-step-ins-anymore-diana-wilde-9781922452986","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}