A warm-hearted description of civilian life in World War 2 Britain through the eyes of a school-girl. Writer Pam Hobbs describes how she, in 1940 at the age of ten was uprooted from her home in Essex and sent to live among strangers 100 miles away in the English Midlands. Some homes she stayed ... Read review
In June 1940 10-year-old Pam Hobbs and her sister Iris took the long journey from their ... more
council home in Leigh-on-Sea to faraway rural Derbyshire. Living away from Mum and Dad for 2 long years Pam was moved between four foster homes. In some she and I...
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In June 1940, 10-year-old Pam Hobbs and her sister Iris took the long journey from their ... more
council home in Leigh-on-Sea to faraway rural Derbyshire. Living away from Mum and Dad for 2 long years, Pam was moved between four foster homes. In some she and Iris found a second family, with babies to look after, car rides and picnics, and even a pet pig.
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A warm-hearted description of civilian life in World War 2 Britain through the eyes of a school-girl. Writer Pam Hobbs describes how she, in 1940 at the age of ten was uprooted from her home in Essex and sent to live among strangers 100 miles away in the English Midlands. Some homes she stayed in were hospitable, loving, but another was totally hostile.
Returning home when the danger of German invasion receded, Pam helped her mother struggle ... more
A warm-hearted description of civilian life in World War 2 Britain through the eyes of a school-girl. Writer Pam Hobbs describes how she, in 1940 at the age of ten was uprooted from her home in Essex and sent to live among strangers 100 miles away in the English Midlands. Some homes she stayed in were hospitable, loving, but another was totally hostile. Returning home when the danger of German invasion receded, Pam helped her mother struggle with life on the home front while her father and six sisters contributed to the war effort, coping with shortages and rationing, while spending her nights in an air-raid shelter. This accurate historical account is beautifully written, and filled with laughter rather than sadness. I am now enjoying reading it for a second time.
Malgoram 31.10.2009
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EAN
9780091932503
Type
Non-Fiction
Genre
Biography
Title
Don't Forget to Write: The True Story of an Evacuee and Her Family
Author
Pam Hobbs
All Authors
Pam Hobbs
Release Date
07-24-13
ISBN
91932505
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Dad walked determinedly down the path, joined by two neighbours with five children between them. As we reached the corner of Kent Avenue, I looked back for one last wave. But Mum had buried her head in her pinny and it was a year before I saw her again'. In June 1940, 10-year-old Pam Hobbs and her sister Iris took the long journey from their council home in Leigh-on-Sea to faraway rural Derbyshire. Living away from Mum and Dad for two long years, Pam was moved between four foster homes. In some she and Iris found a second family, with babies to look after, car rides and picnics, and even a pet pig. But other billets took a more sinister turn, as the adults found it easy to exploit the children in their care. Returning to Essex, things would never be the same again, and the war was far from over. Making do with rations, dodging bombs and helping with the war effort, Pam and her family struggled to get by. In "Don't Forget to Write", with warmth and vivid detail, Pam describes a time that was full of overwhelming hardship and devastation; yet also of kindness and humour, resilience and courage. About the AuthorPam Hobbs in an award-winning travel writer, who has written for the Globe and Mail amongst other papers and magazines.
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