The uncertain years
By: Beryl Matthews
Publisher: Severn House
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Sutton
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9780727868916; 9781847512284
Subjects: Journalists; NEW LIST 20100930; Fiction; World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924; World War, 1939-1945; Social conditions
Description: As World War II breaks out, four friends consider the changes that war will mean. Tomboyish Becky plans to join the ATS, her neighbors Bob and Jim the navy and army respectively. Only Becky's brother Will is left out of the excitement; because of a slight physical disability, he is forced to stay behind. As the friends are separated, their youthful enthusiasm is tempered by the grim newspaper headlines and their own experiences, and they will feel both joy and pain before the war is over.