Don't Forget to Write
The true story of an evacuee and her family
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
30 September 2009
Summary
A warm-hearted World War 2 memoir - a tale of everyday survival, against a backdrop of evacuation and bombs.
‘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-Se…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780091932503 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0091932505 |
| Author: | Pam Hobbs |
| Publisher: | Ebury Publishing |
| Imprint: | Ebury Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 30 September 2009 |
| Weight: | 240g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 127mm x 20mm |
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Critics Review
Her story - and the way she tells it - is fascinating
Her story - and the way she tells it - is fascinating – London Tonight blog
A charming and intelligent account * Historical Novels Review *
Hobbs’s story is both enlightening and endearing * Publishers Weekly *
About The Author
Pam Hobbs
Pam Hobbs grew up in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex and in 1950 emigrated to Canada where she has lived for most of her adult life. Following a l967 cross-country adventure in a camper van with her husband and three small children, she became a travel writer. Since that time she has explored the world on assignment for North American newspapers and magazines; many of her articles have won awards. She has also written or co-authored six travel-related books, and is an active member of the Society of American Travel Writers’ Canadian chapter. Pam lives in Toronto with her husband, Michael. In addition to three daughters they have four teenage grandchildren who live close enough to make life interesting.
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