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A Slice Of Life From A Vicar’s Wife by Jean Jarvis

Jul11

A Pure Delight

A Slice Of Life From A Vicar’s Wife by Jean Jarvis is a most charming little book that gives glimpses into a life over the years.

Jean Jarvis was born in 1937 and has written this delightful book with a snapshot into her life.

We hear a little of the war years. The book mainly focuses on the years after she met her husband to be in 1960.

As we drop in and out of Jean Jarvis’ life, it is a pleasure to share her memories.

Jean Jarvis life was ordinary in many ways but extraordinary in others. Her husband was friend and confidant of the poet John Betjeman.

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A Young Girl’s War by Sheila Nelson

Jul6

A Snapshot In Time

A Young Girl’s War by Sheila Nelson is a powerful account of the author’s experience of living in London during World War II.

Sheila Nelson was born in 1931 and has a vivid snapshot of memories of the war as it impacted her childhood.

Evacuated early on to Brighton proved to be a traumatic event. Although safe from any bombs falling, being isolated from her family was awful and Sheila Nelson soon returned home. Incidentally my Dad was also evacuated early on to Llandudno and he hated it, wrote letters home daily and was popped back on a train to Birmingham after just two weeks!

Whilst the author’s family house did not have any direct hits, her road did and therefore her house continually suffered damage such as the glass being blown out and doors being blown off hinges (coincidentally this happened to my Dad’s house too). At one time the family house was uninhabitable and Sheila Nelson’s family sofa surfed between relatives.

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My Father’s Uniform by Jaitsche Wassenaar

Jul6

The Impact Of Choices

My Father’s Uniform by Jaitsche Wassenaar is a powerful account of the daughter of an NSB member living in Holland during World War II.

The young girl is only eight years old in 1944 and is traumatically impacted by the cruelty she receives from her peers as her father is an NSBer. She is tarred by association.

We hear of life on a farm and see the war through the eyes of a child. We witness the cruelty inflicted by her teacher as the choices of adults disrupt young lives.

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The Adventures Of Flora Bee: Saving Ruth Bee And Other Stories by Rhodri Davies

Jun28

A Pure Delight

The Adventures Of Flora Bee: Saving Ruth Bee And Other Stories by Rhodri Davies is an absolutely delightful book for young children.

There are four individual tales which are totally charming and cleverly thought out. Adults reading the tales will raise a smile as we recognize several play-on-words. I particularly liked Red Bee Racing and also the fact that the whole of Wales was singing just one song all the time – Delilah by Tom Jones! That tale was hilarious.

The winning formula of double page spreads with six illustrations and six rhyming couplets continues to delight young and old alike.

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