An Evacuee In The Hay

ISBN: 1478382716

Author: Stapleton, E J

Condition: New

Product Description A moving story of a young cockney boy's experiences as an evacuee in WWII.In late 1939, just before his sixth birthday, cockney lad Eddie Stapleton was sent out of London to escape the Blitz. Initially evacuated to Seaford in Sussex, he was soon moved again, this time to Hay on Wye. Separated from his older sisters, after a rather unhappy time, he eventually found love and security in the home of an elderly spinster he called 'Auntie Kit'.This book is is a collection of Eddie's reminiscences of his life as an evacuee. Written with passion, poignancy and a keen eye for detail, Eddie takes the reader into a long-gone world. Its characters, sights, sounds and even smells are evoked by the author in sensitive descriptions of his experiences, and perceptive character sketches of the adults he encountered. Above all, the book is a tribute to the remarkable lady who gave him not just lodgings, but a home. About the Author Eddie Stapleton is a retired window cleaner and carpet-fitter, now living in Tenby, Pembrokeshire with his wife Barbara. His natural wit, gift for language and talents as a raconteur are regularly displayed in his popular comic performances with Tenby Male Choir, in which he sings as a tenor.