Teddy bears & doodlebugs
By: Jacqueline Hollings
Edition: Large print ed.
Series: Dales large print
Publisher: Magna
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Long Preston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 137
ISBN-13: 9781842628478
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; British Personal narratives; History; Childhood and youth; Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945; Récits personnels britanniques; Histoire; Personal narratives; Large print books
Other titles: Teddy bears and doodlebugs
Description: A London child's view of World War Two. For Jacqueline Hollings and her younger sister and brother growing up in Colindale, a part of Hendon, the war brought changes and hardships they could never have imagined. Having lived a carefree pre-war existence, eight-year-old Jacqueline and her family soon faced nightly bombing raids, disruption to school life, food rationing and freezing winters, yet despite the hardships there was a spirit of camaraderie. Seventy years on Jacqueline returns to her childhood through her vivid memories, painting a picture of a little girl with a gift for music growing up against the bewildering backdrop of wartime Britain.
Notes: Adult.