Scattered Homes - Broken Hearts. A book telling the memories of orphans in Britain in the 30s and 40s by Vicky Norman

A book full of memories telling the true stories of orphaned unwanted & abandoned children of the 1930’s/1940’s. Life in an orphanage and the stigma they endured throughout the years. The saga of challenging the release of records held under a seventy-five year closure to search for lost brothers and sisters and the quest for the truth. The history of the former Villa that became a childrens home. The terror the children experienced of the blitz and their evacuation to the little fishing village of Clovelly North Devon England in 1941. Other chapters feature Blitz memories, The Rationing, Life in the Nineteen Thirties, School Days, Games we played, Sweets we remember, Memories of Clovelly and Buckingham. Personal stories of the Lost Generation. The feelings felt by fostered children and the trauma suffered by evacuees. There are one hundred & twenty-nine black & white photographs, including London, Bristol, Plymouth evacuees, Clovelly children and villagers circa 1941/1945. Eight pages with sixteen pictures in colour, also newspaper features of interest and articles full of nostalgia. A remarkable book, heartbreaking at times, with moving and thought provoking stories, which will go into the annals of Social History, adopted and former fostered children of the 1930’s/1940’s will find this book of interest. A must for all avid readers and those who remember the Second World War, it will recall unforgettable memories.

This book is in Plymouth University (Exmouth Campus)
It is also used by Professor Judith Williston of the State University, Michigan, USA for conferences on early childhood studies.

A valuable contribution for Literacy and History Lessons in Primary-Junior & Secondary Schools.

Ideal for teaching students in courses relating to potential Social Workers, Teachers and Counsellors.

"A book of sharp contrasts featuring heartbreaking true stories"
Devon Life Magazine

Featured on BBC Southwest Television "Inside Out", "Devon Today" and "Westcountry TV"

Featured on Channel 4 "A Westcountry Child" January 2007