Description
| Product ID: | 9781803991191 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Mabel's War |
| Subtitle: | Love and Hope Beyond the Blitz |
| Authors: | Author: Mabel ) Hewitt |
| Page Count: | 176 |
| Subjects: | Autobiography: general, Autobiography: general, Memoirs, European history, History, Second World War, Memoirs, British & Irish history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Second World War, Warwickshire, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A gripping wartime account from a little girl who lived in Coventry, one of the Britain’s most bombed cities With devastating clarity and gentle humour, Mabel Hewitt takes us through her extraordinary life, from her childhood in the shadow of the First World War right up to the present day. Born in the tumultuous thirties, when the threat of the poorhouse hung over working families, she was just 10 years old when war clouds began to gather across Europe. She remembers air-raid sirens, taking shelter underground with her mother and sisters, and the utterly terrifying Coventry Blitz, when almost two-thirds of the city was destroyed or damaged. And yet, despite everything, her spirit shines through. Mabel’s War is a poignant account of love and hope during some of the country’s darkest days. |
| Imprint Name: | The History Press Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | The History Press Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-03-09 |