Social History

80 years ago today, on 6th June 1944, my Uncle Joe was at Sword Beach, it was D. Day. He enlisted at the age of seventeen (1939), into the Grenadier Guards, then transferred to the Special Service Unit, which later became No. 4 Commando (Lord Lovatt’s Unit). During his service, he took part in several […]

The Publican’s Daughter took approximately two years  to complete. I have no idea how many hours that would equate to as I sat sifting through, not just my Mother’s diaries, (which incidentally covered the events in her life in meticulous detail), but her many stories and wonderful poems that have been included, which I feel