Middle-aged Mildred is at war. She’s driving an ambulance in London during the Blitz, terrified but determined to do her bit while the bombs rain down. She’s living at her friend Daphne’s house, sleeping in the living room alongside other women volunteers on mattresses, being cooked for by the redoubtable Mrs Dove, and working her shifts at the ambulance station. She sees the nightly destruction of London’s buildings and streets close-up and death at first hand.
Nine years after Business as Usual, author and illustrator Ann Stafford’s experiences in the Blitz bring British history back to life. Her novel is a fascinating report from the front lines of the Home Front in the darkest days of the war. Her heroes are the volunteers, the women and men who picked up the pieces and the bodies after the bombs stopped falling. Until the next raid ....
Ann Stafford’s inimitable illustrations add authentic glimpses of life under fire on the Home Front.
With an Introduction by Jessica Hammett, University of Bristol.
By:
Ann Stafford
Introduction by:
Jessica Hammett
Imprint: Miscellaneous
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 9
Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 135mm,
ISBN: 9781912766789
ISBN 10: 1912766787
Series: Handheld Weirds
Publication Date: 31 October 2023
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Henry Bartholomew specialises in nineteenth- and early twentieth century supernatural fiction and has taught at the University of Exeter and the University of Plymouth. He is the editor of Dangerous Dimensions: Mind-bending Tales of the Mathematical Weird (British Library Press, 2021) and has published work in The Palgrave Handbook to the Vampire and the journal Open Philosophy.
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