# Secret Diary of a 1970s Secretary

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- Book: [Secret Diary of a 1970s Secretary](https://www.bookquiver.com/sarah-shaw/secret-diary-of-a-1970s-secretary) ([Secret Diary of a 1970s Secretary.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/sarah-shaw/secret-diary-of-a-1970s-secretary.md))
- Authors: [Sarah Shaw](https://www.bookquiver.com/sarah-shaw), [Anna Bentinck](https://www.bookquiver.com/anna-margot)
- Publisher: constable
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-14-7212-467-8
- Published: 2016-06-02
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

Secret Diary of a 1970s Secretary is the diary of Sarah Shaw for the year of 1971, which she recently uncovered whilst clearing out her loft. Working as a secretary for the BBC at the time, Sarah's diary describes the life of a suburban girl who certainly wasn't 'swinging' but who was, ironically, not only working on a cutting edge BBC survey on sex education but also in the throes of an unlikely affair with middle-aged, working-class, Irish lift attendant, Frank. Sarah talks humorously and frankly about what it was like to be a young, working woman at the time as well as life at the BBC during the 1970s and the difficulties of navigating her first romance. She is funny and self-effacing with a self-knowledge that only few attain. Her innocence and naivety are hugely charming and the diary forms a valuable snapshot of a time not so far away that is now lost to us.