It's One of Ours (Hardcover)


Anna and Joe Putts' daughter was born on September 3rd 1939 as the first sirens wailed throughout London. Eight months later Joe was in the army and like so many other young wives and mothers Anna concentrated all her love and attention on her child. A traumatic experience on the one occasion when she did go out for her own pleasure had repercussions she could never have imagined.The Putts lived in Dason Street, along with Queenie who was to work in a factory and Fred, Rosie and Jim and Liza and Sid, who ran the newsagents. Sid, too old for the first call-up became the streets air-raid warden and later he and Liza did their bit by taking in bombed out children.The Dason Street party, held on Saturday 12th May 1945 after Germany's surrender was one of the largest anyone in the district had experienced. As they ate an aeroplane flew overhead and dozens of tiny heads looked up to watch its progress. 'It's all right,' a small boy said, 'it's one of ours.'

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Anna and Joe Putts' daughter was born on September 3rd 1939 as the first sirens wailed throughout London. Eight months later Joe was in the army and like so many other young wives and mothers Anna concentrated all her love and attention on her child. A traumatic experience on the one occasion when she did go out for her own pleasure had repercussions she could never have imagined.The Putts lived in Dason Street, along with Queenie who was to work in a factory and Fred, Rosie and Jim and Liza and Sid, who ran the newsagents. Sid, too old for the first call-up became the streets air-raid warden and later he and Liza did their bit by taking in bombed out children.The Dason Street party, held on Saturday 12th May 1945 after Germany's surrender was one of the largest anyone in the district had experienced. As they ate an aeroplane flew overhead and dozens of tiny heads looked up to watch its progress. 'It's all right,' a small boy said, 'it's one of ours.'

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Imprint

Robert Hale

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Release date

December 2007

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First published

December 2007

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Dimensions

234 x 156mm (L x W)

Format

Hardcover

Pages

224

ISBN-13

978-0-7090-8362-7

Barcode

9780709083627

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LSN

0-7090-8362-9



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