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A book full of memories telling the true stories of orphaned unwanted & abandoned children
of the 1930's/1940's. Their lifestyle in an orphanage and the stigma they endured throughout
the years. The history of Stoke House, 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 in 1941.
Other chapters feature: Blitz Memories, Rationing, Life in the Nineteen Thirties, Mount Street School, Games we Played, Sweets we Remember,
Memories of Clovelly and Buckingham.
Personal stories told by members of the Lost Generation.
The feelings of fostered children and the trauma suffered by evacuees.
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.
A book that demands one's attention. A poignant reminder of the
deprivation of orphaned, abandoned and illegitimate children in the
1930s & 40s Plymouth. This is the story of the author, Vicky
Norman and other children who were taken into care. It tells of the
Plymouth Blitz during World War II, evacuation to Clovelly in
North Devon. It reminds us of the toys, the games and the comics of
the era. Vicky has spent months in its research, harrying every kind
of official, most of whom seemed intent on preventing her from
getting at the truth. It is a piece of Plymouth's social history which
everyone should know about.
Joy David
If you would like a copy of this book priced at £9.95
Send a signed and dated cheque made payable to
Veronica Norman for the sum of £12.45 (inc £2.50 p&p)
to the following address:
Miss Veronica Norman
62 Foxfield Close
Laira
Plymouth
Devon
PL3 6DF
Don't forget to include your name, title, address & postal code.
Please allow 10 days for delivery.
Thank you Your custom is appreciated.
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