about the author

Sheila was born in 1931 and she was eight years old at the outbreak of World War II. She had a long and successful career as a shorthand typist and is now living in Orpington, Greater London. She has two daughters, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. This is her first book, which she first put together in 1979 through collating personal diary entries from childhood.

about the book

Imagine growing up in London during World War II and being evacuated multiple times. Your simple way of life as an eight-year-old being utterly torn apart. Missing your family and being absolutely petrified that you would never see them again. Then, returning to London, to a life of sleepless nights in the air raid shelter – would it be enough protection from the relentless bombings? Would you see the sunrise in the morning, to see the sights of blown out houses down the street? A life of strict rationing and wondering if German invasion was imminent – would England ever be the same again?  For Sheila Nelson, this was the harsh reality of life from 1939-1945.

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