Up She Goes! and The Breighton Twins - Softcover

Joan Vass

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1904959156 ISBN 13: 9781904959151

Publisher: Paul Mould Publishing, 2004

Synopsis

Up She Goes!

January 1942: at a London RAF recruiting office, three girls from diverse backgrounds meet. Edie: a quick-witted Cockney in her early twenties, stunningly attractive with an obsession for the opposite sex. Phyllis: a tall plain reserved girl in her late twenties, an intense narrow-minded bigot who, in her spare time, teaches at the local Sunday school. Lastly, bringing up the rear, is Basher; a rather well endowed seventeen year old, bursting to break free from the strict upbringing of a Salvation Army background. All three become firm friends as together they train as Balloon Operators.

The Breighton Twins

When the events of the Second World War change to the offensive, Basher has to master Teleprinting and is finally sent to Breighton 78 Squadron belonging to Bomber Command 4 group, stationed near York, England. Within days of being introduced to her new job in signals she meets up with a telephonist who comes from the same part of London, and whose personality and looks are alike. The many intricacies of life beset the two friends who are named by many as the Breighton Twins.

About this title

Product Description:

January 1942: At a London RAF recruiting office three girls from diverse backgrounds meet. Edie, a quick-witted Cockney in her early twenties; Phyllis, a tall plain reserved girl in her late twenties and Basher, a rather well-endowed seventeen-year-old bursting to break free from the strict upbringing of a Salvation Army background.

About the Author:

Joan was born in Wimbledon S.W. London in 1924. In her own words was hopeless at school, taking years to discover the reason - she was slightly dyslexic, yearning to learn but having serious blocks in the brain department. Therefore on leaving school she was deemed only fit for housework so went to work for her grandmother. Then into shop work before becoming catering manager at the age of sixteen. Munitions was her next post, paint spraying aircraft parts hidden in some woods at Virginia Waters. At seventeen she had itchy feet and joined the Women's Air Force under age. It was then her brain went into gear and she learned many skills of which one was touch typing.

In her late thirties she had a strong urge to write. Despite opposition she wrote her first short story, "The Cable", which was accepted by the BBC and was invited to read it over the air. Then came inspirational poetry that was read over National radio in New Zealand. She was invited to speak on a Pacific One radio programme about her psychic abilities. Later she discovered that having read one of her poems that evening it had saved the life of an alcoholic who was about to commit suicide in an Auckland hotel room. Some poems were also published in Doris Stoke's books.

Because Joan cared for the mentally handicapped during the last five years of her working life she wrote an article on this subject, which was accepted and published by a national magazine, namely Woman's Own.

About this edition

• Publisher: Paul Mould Publishing
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1904959156
• ISBN 13: 9781904959151
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 327