Description
| Product ID: | 9781398481695 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Yvonne, Child of the Somme |
| Authors: | Author: Sara Rowell |
| Page Count: | 212 |
| Subjects: | Biography: historical, political and military, Biography: historical, political & military |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Yvonne Millet was born into poverty in Paris during La Belle Époque, in the shadow of Notre-Dame cathedral. Taken to a childminder in the countryside a few days after birth, she became a ward of state at the age of three when her mother disappeared. A stable childhood in the beautiful Somme region of northern France was shattered when, aged fifteen, she was sent to work as a maid in a military town, during the First World War. Her devastating experiences would change her life and haunt her forever. As a troubled young woman facing a precarious future, chance led Yvonne to marry a former British soldier. Hopes of fulfilment with a husband and family were marred by profound insecurities and the Second World War. A moving, true account of one girl''s formative years in early 20th century France, Yvonne, Child of the Somme is also the story of thousands of children like her, who shared a similar fate. Most were too ashamed of their background ever to reveal their heart-rending stories. The echoes of their pain reverberated down the generations, unexplained. ''Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.'' ― Søren Kierkegaard, Danish Philosopher, 1813-55 |
| Imprint Name: | Austin Macauley Publishers |
| Publisher Name: | Austin Macauley Publishers |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-08-31 |