These Wonderful Rumours!
On sale
12th September 2013
Price: £12.99
May Smith is twenty-four at the outbreak of World War Two; at night, the sirens wail, and the young men of the village leave to fight. But still, ordinary life goes on: May goes shopping, plays tennis, takes holidays and even falls in love – while recording it faithfully in her diary.
‘May is simply a joy, a bright spark in dark times’ The Times
‘May is simply a joy, a bright spark in dark times’ The Times
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Reviews
I grew to love every single detail. This is what it really must have been like to live through the war in Derbyshire on a teacher's salary with no car. I was fascinated
Well written, witty and absorbing, Smith's chronicles give us an insight into the life and impact of the war in a small English village
May Smith is simply a joy, a bright spark in dark times