Tales of the Suburbs Ina Rilke in 1962 with her husband

in 1962 with her husband Tim Hartigan where they farmed and reared their six children

craving freedom whilst feeling trapped

and well beyond the ordinary domestic lyric

circles back to those fleeting moments ofrebellious girlhood with verve and humour

’ he writes in a letter

Tales of the Suburbs Ina Rilke in 1962 with her husbandAs a boy growing up in the Black Countrydrained grey by Mrs Thatchers steely policiesJamie dreams of escape to a magical metropolis where he can rub shoulders with the mythical creatures who inhabit the pages of his Smash Hits. Although, his hometown is not without characters and Jamies life not without dramascourtesy of a cast of West Midlands divas led by his mother, Gloria. Her one liners are as colourful as the mohair cardies she carries off with