An Evacuee In The Hay - Softcover

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A moving story of a young cockney boy's experiences as an evacuee in WWII.In late 1939, just before his sixth birthday, cockney lad Eddie Stapleton was sent out of London to escape the Blitz. Initially evacuated to Seaford in Sussex, he was soon moved again, this time to Hay on Wye. Separated from his older sisters, after a rather unhappy time, he eventually found love and security in the home of an elderly spinster he called 'Auntie Kit'.This book is is a collection of Eddie's reminiscences of his life as an evacuee. Written with passion, poignancy and a keen eye for detail, Eddie takes the reader into a long-gone world. Its characters, sights, sounds and even smells are evoked by the author in sensitive descriptions of his experiences, and perceptive character sketches of the adults he encountered. Above all, the book is a tribute to the remarkable lady who gave him not just lodgings, but a home.

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