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Synopsis
A collection of women, some famous, some completely unknown, from different walks of life, talk to Mavis Nicholson about how they lived, worked, loved, managed during the war years and how their lives were changed by their experiences. They were factory workers, entertainers, landgirls, mothers of evacuees, socialites, code breakers, black-marketeers, women who served in the forces. Their stories uncover the vivid detail of women's lives, the make-do and mend, the new freedom that war gave them, but also the euphoria and depression which followed, the post-war adjustments that had to be made. The book includes interviews with actress Molly Weir, writer, Mary Wesley, ballerina Alicia Markova, secret agent "Odette", Pauline Crabbe (Council for the Unmarried Mother), singer Anne Shelton's last interview and many others.
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Review
"A wonderful read." --Paul O'Grady, Radio 2
"Fascinating." --"Financial Times"
About the Author
Mavis Nicholson is a British writer and TV broadcaster known for shows that include "Good Afternoon," "Mavis Catches Up With . . .," and "Mavis on 4." She is a columnist at the "Oldie "magazine in the UK. Dame Vera Lynn is a British singer and songwriter who became a "Forces' Sweetheart" in honor of her concert tours entertaining troops in World War II. In 2009 she set a record as the oldest living artist to have a number one album on British music charts.
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- PublisherUlverscroft Large Print Books Ltd
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0708936385
- ISBN 13 9780708936382
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages608
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