When I Became English: Post-War Germany to England

By Meike Laurenson

Meike Laurenson was born in Germany in 1938, left home and country aged eighteen and married in the same year. With her three sons at school, she trained as a teacher, divorced, taught for 22 years and took early retirement to concentrate on the Arts in the wider sense with a new partner. Inspired by the TV series The Good Life , she became an organic smallholder, shepherdess, gained her BA degree, became journal editor of Felt Matters, was known as the Hat Lady and is now a happily married grandmother within a patchwork family. 'An unsentimental but reflective account of a life written in the form of a series of short essays that sparkingly cascade into a brilliant and indivisible whole. Meike's sharp perception of herself and those who have journeyed with her through the years is conveyed to the reader with both feeling and lightness of touch but without at any point sacrificing either her integrity or humanity. Sean Hawkins, The Ancient House Bookshop ,/p>

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1522752579
• ISBN13: 9781522752578
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 0.8" x 5.1"