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      When the War Is Over: Far from home, far from family, safe from the war – a true story of two Second World War evacuees

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      The fascinating and heartwarming true story of two young children evacuated from Newcastle to the remote Lake District village of Bampton during the Second World War.

      THE TOUCHING TRUE STORY

      Two young Second World W...

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      Product ID:9780751561395
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:When the War Is Over
      Subtitle:Far from home, far from family, safe from the war - a true story of two Second World War evacuees
      Authors:Author: Barbara Fox
      Page Count:352
      Subjects:Memoirs, Memoirs, European history, History, Second World War, British & Irish history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Second World War, Cumbria, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2)
      Description:Select Guide Rating
      The fascinating and heartwarming true story of two young children evacuated from Newcastle to the remote Lake District village of Bampton during the Second World War.

      THE TOUCHING TRUE STORY

      Two young Second World War evacuees

      Far from home, far from family, safe from the war

      Gwenda and Douglas Brady were among the millions of British children sent to live with new families for their own safety during the Second World War, leaving behind their parents, their friends and all that felt familiar and safe. Evacuation could be a scary experience, but five-year-old Gwenda and her brother were lucky enough to be housed with a kindly schoolmaster and his wife, and soon the realities of the war felt very far away.

      WHEN THE WAR IS OVER
      touchingly tells the story of how Gwenda and Doug found a second family and a loving home in the remote Lake District village of Bampton . . . and how the war touched the lives of everyone, even those far, far away from the big cities.

      Readers love WHEN THE WAR IS OVER:

      ''One of the very best books I have ever read without a doubt. A wonderful HEARTWARMING story''

      ''A RIVETING read''


      ''All the people really came to life''


      ''A WONDERFUL record''

      ''True stories of life and VERY ENTERTAINING''


      ''NOSTALGIC and ENJOYABLE''

      ''An intimate record of what it was like as a young child being evacuated in WWII''


      Imprint Name:Sphere
      Publisher Name:Little, Brown Book Group
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2016-07-28

      Additional information

      Weight286 g
      Dimensions128 × 197 × 24 mm