The compelling true story that inspired the hugely successful major ITV drama series HOME FIRES – now in its second season. The Second World War was the WI's finest hour. The whole of its previous history - two decades of educating, entertaining and supporting women and campaigning on women's issues - culminated in the enormous collective responsibility felt by the members to 'do their bit' for Britain. With all the vigour, energy and enthusiasm at their disposal, a third of a million country women set out to make their lives and the lives of those around them more bearable in what they described as 'a period of insanity'. Through archive material and interviews with many WI members, Julie Summers takes us behind the scenes, revealing their nitty-gritty approach to the daily problems presented by the conflict. Jambusters is the fascinating story of how the Women's Institute pulled rural Britain through the war with pots of jam and a spirit of make-do-and-mend.
Unpaid, unsung, to a large extent uncomplaining, these women quietly and often with humour, made the countryside tick...This book is a tribute to these women.' Julie Summers
It was in fact not until during the Vietnam War in the 1960s, according to psychiatrist Allan Young, that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was recognized as a condition. By 1937 the Society was renamed the Ex-Services Mental ...
... Wendy Jones, Hilary Kilby, Joy Knowles, Shelagh Lovett-Turner, Joyce Lucas, Joyce Meader, Honor Meakin, Jon Mills, Joy Mills, ... My agent, Catherine Clarke, is a tower of strength and dispenses wise advice, as does Michele Topham.
And why did Mallory, 16 years his senior, select Irvine as his partner for the final assault on the summit? Julie Summers, great niece of Sandy Irvine, has been fascinated since childhood by the story of Uncle Sandy.
Don't miss any part of the story. Keep the Home Fires Burning - Part One: Spitfire Down! is available now. Search 9781785763588. The story's not over. An all-new novel is coming in 2018! To pre-order your copy now search 9781785764295.
The basis for the PBS Masterpiece series starring Samantha Bond (Downton Abbey) and Francesca Annis (Cranford) Away from the frontlines of World War II, in towns and villages across Great Britain, ordinary women were playing a vital role in ...
Homecoming was not always easy and a few described it as more difficult than going away in the first place. In When the Children Came Home Julie Summers tells us what happened when these children returned to their families.
This is the untold story of our most iconic fashion magazine in its most formative years, in the Second World War.
The heartwarming follow on to Keep the Home Fires Burning, from the creator of ITV smash-hit Home Fires - perfect for fans of Rosie Clarke and Annie Groves.
The new heartwarming wartime saga in the Home Fires series, perfect for fans of Rosie Clarke and Annie Groves.