No Time To Wave Goodbye. True Stories Of Britain's 3,500,000 Evacuees

Wicks, Ben

ISBN 10: 0747500835 / ISBN 13: 9780747500834

Published by Bloomsbury, London, 1988

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: No Time To Wave Goodbye. True Stories Of Britain's 3,500,000 Evacuees
• Publisher: Bloomsbury, London
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0747500835
• ISBN 13: 9780747500834
• Binding: Original Cloth
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Within hours of the German invasion of Poland in 1939, children were being evacuated out of the cities into the countryside in a carefully planned operation. For all these children, evacuation was an emotional experience; for some it was deeply traumatic, yet others discovered the pleasure of living in the country and formed lasting friendships. Here, in their own words, are the personal accounts of evacuees, both famous and unknown, written in reponse to advertisements placed in newspapers all over the world. Many of them speak here for the first time and snapshots of the children both then and now are included, as well as letters written by children to their parents in the cities. The introduction is by one-time evacuee Michael Caine and the author himself was also evacuated and brings his own experiences to bear on this exploration of a phenomenon that dramatically changed so many children's lives.

Review

'This vivid collection of memories recreates the whole traumatic story' New Statesman 'Unique Wicks has caught all the pathos and the humour of those traumatic times in a moving book' Yorkshire Evening Post 'An absorbing and frequently touching compilation of personal testimonies' The Listener