Don't forget to write
the true story of an evacuee and her family
by Pam Hobbs
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 humor, resilience and courage.
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Evacuation of civilians (1939-1945 : World War) fast (OCoLC)fst01710188, Evacuation of civilians, World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924, World War, 1939-1945, British Personal narratives, Social aspects, Large type books, Children, Childhood and youth, World war, 1939-1945, evacuation of civilians, World war, 1939-1945, great britain, World war, 1939-1945, children, World war, 1939-1945, personal narratives, british, World war, 1939-1945, social aspects| Edition | Availability |
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Don't forget to write: the true story of an evacuee and her family
2009, Ebury Press
in English
0091932505 9780091932503
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