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Tag: world war 2

How a London debutante found herself carrying a recruitment placard around Hyde Park in 1940

October 8, 2026 cheryl Leave a comment

Women ambulance drivers WW2 The placard-carrying debutante was a young woman named June Spencer. June had joined the London Auxiliary…

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Posted in: Women’s lives through war and change Filed under: ambulance drivers ww2, historical fiction, research, women at war, women's fiction, world war 2, world war two, ww2

The Whalebone Theatre Joanna Quinn

August 24, 2026 cheryl

The Whalebone Theatre has been added to my small collection of all-time favourite books, and I eagerly await whatever Joanna…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: historical fiction, literary fiction, women WW2 agents, women's fiction, world war 1, world war 2

Nella Last’s War

August 6, 2026 cheryl

I bought Nella Last’s War for research for my current novel-in-progress. I ended up reading it for the pure joy…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: biography, historical, home front, world war 2, ww2

Post WW2 Migrant Hostels

July 4, 2026 cheryl

This article was first published 6 March 2021. Why Post WW2 migrant hostels? Post WW2 migrant hostels – or one…

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Posted in: Post-war Australia: A Changing World, The inspiration behind the books Filed under: Australia, immigrants, migrant hostels, post world war 2, rationing england, ten pound poms, world war 2

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