Sentences with phrase «idyllic childhood growing»

Bryson describes his idyllic childhood growing up in the middle of the USA, in the middle of the last century, in the middle of the baby boom years - a time of unprecedented prosperity for the country as a whole, quite different to the depression - era experiences of the previous generation; but it's not all rose - tinted glasses - the threat of nuclear war, Joe McCarthy, and America flexing its muscles overseas all come into the picture.

I had the most idyllic childhood growing up in a small town.

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While Kennedy admitted she had a mostly idyllic childhood, she highlighted how the assassinations of her father, Robert Kennedy; her uncle, John F. Kennedy; and Martin Luther King, followed by traumatic experiences faced by some of her friends who have been raped, grown up in abusive homes, and died of AIDS, made her question why these things happen.

With vivid imagery and pleasing alliteration, she captures his idyllic childhood and budding love for language: «As Elwyn grew, he surveyed the summer stars....

As the idyllic lies of her childhood fall away, Charmaine handles the unbearable truths left behind with a growing maturity.

From amazing rope swings to cute garden residents, there's nothing better than a childhood spent growing up in idyllic countryside