Mum's Diary: An Ordinary Housewife in an Extraordinary War

By Bertha M. Penfold and P. Susan Penfold

During World War II the British people coped with multiple restrictions, limited food and repeated losses as Britain faced a Nazi onslaught and fears of invasion. Most books about this period describe political struggles, leaders' strategies and battles. In Mum's diary a wife and mother struggles to cope with evacuation to a safer area, lengthy separations from her husband, pervasive fears about vulnerable loved ones, ominous news about Hitler's progress, virtual single parenthood, financial stresses, and lack of suitable accommodation. Like many family sagas there are dark undercurrents. A wealthy but unstable childless couple coerce Mum into repeatedly parting with her eldest daughter, unknowingly exposing the child to alcoholism and sexual abuse.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1481910337
• ISBN13: 9781481910330
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.6" x 6.0"