Looking Back

Reflections of a London Child on the War Years 1939 - 1945

Biography & Memoir
Cover of the book Looking Back by Eva Merrill, AuthorHouse
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Eva Merrill ISBN: 9781481704526
Publisher: AuthorHouse Publication: January 25, 2013
Imprint: AuthorHouse Language: English
Author: Eva Merrill
ISBN: 9781481704526
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Publication: January 25, 2013
Imprint: AuthorHouse
Language: English

This book is a first hand account of the events of World War Two seen through the eyes of a teenager who spent some of this period enduring the bombing raids on London, and some of it billeted with various families in the country as an evacuee. The writing incorporates a chronological account of the main events of the War, but is written in such a way that it doesnt seem like a history book. Its a real life adventure story, sometimes funny and sometimes sad. Life wasnt all picnics in the country for an evacuee, and such things as toilets in sheds at the bottom of the garden took a lot of getting used to for a little city girl. As a source of information on the social history of Britain, this book is invaluable as there are all sorts of details that you wouldnt normally find in text books. Its written with a sense of the ridiculous and Evas description of how the family actually used their Morrison Table shelter could be a script for a comedy sketch. Above all, this is a book with universal appeal and is to be recommended to anyone with an interest in the war years as well as schools and colleges where the subject is taught.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This book is a first hand account of the events of World War Two seen through the eyes of a teenager who spent some of this period enduring the bombing raids on London, and some of it billeted with various families in the country as an evacuee. The writing incorporates a chronological account of the main events of the War, but is written in such a way that it doesnt seem like a history book. Its a real life adventure story, sometimes funny and sometimes sad. Life wasnt all picnics in the country for an evacuee, and such things as toilets in sheds at the bottom of the garden took a lot of getting used to for a little city girl. As a source of information on the social history of Britain, this book is invaluable as there are all sorts of details that you wouldnt normally find in text books. Its written with a sense of the ridiculous and Evas description of how the family actually used their Morrison Table shelter could be a script for a comedy sketch. Above all, this is a book with universal appeal and is to be recommended to anyone with an interest in the war years as well as schools and colleges where the subject is taught.

More books from AuthorHouse

Cover of the book The Head of Khalid Salaam by Eva Merrill
Cover of the book Me, Myself, and Oy! by Eva Merrill
Cover of the book The Untold Truth by Eva Merrill
Cover of the book Humanity Has Lost Its Soul by Eva Merrill
Cover of the book The Christmas Tree by Eva Merrill
Cover of the book The 7 Cs of Leadership Success by Eva Merrill
Cover of the book Jodie Green by Eva Merrill
Cover of the book Sensations of the Mind by Eva Merrill
Cover of the book A People Without a Country: Voices from Palestine by Eva Merrill
Cover of the book Out of the Darkness Came Light by Eva Merrill
Cover of the book Life, Death, and Resurrection: by Eva Merrill
Cover of the book The Saint Amongst Us by Eva Merrill
Cover of the book A Country Girl Goes to a Tokyo School by Eva Merrill
Cover of the book Tales from the Sheets by Eva Merrill
Cover of the book Vagabond Executive by Eva Merrill
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy