And Life Goes on by Carpenter Mbe Patricia R

And Life Goes on by Carpenter Mbe Patricia R

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An enchanting portrait of childhood in 1940s and 50s town and country.

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And Life Goes on by Carpenter Mbe Patricia R

Life in London begins for Patricia R. Carpenter M.B.E. with the memory of crouching under a table top shelter while air raid sirens blare out their warning. Her world is one of red Mickey Mouse gas masks and her mother dashing to the shops on roller skates with the pram because they can't afford the bus. When peace resumes, the urban landscape of smog and shortages is exchanged for the wide spaces of Kempsford in Gloucestershire. This is a place where mains electricity becomes a distant memory, water has to be fetched from the well and children are expected to help on the land before going to school. With additional chapters featuring her parents' life in service to the gentry and her own coming of age in the country, And Life Goes On is a beautifully personal account of growing up in wartime Britain.
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ISBN 13 9780993179914
ISBN 10 0993179916
Title And Life Goes on
Author Carpenter Mbe Patricia R
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Crumps Barn Studio
Year published 2015-05-07
Number of pages 176
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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