When The War is Over

Product Description Gwenda and Douglas Brady were among the millions of British children sent to live with new families for their own safety during the Second World War, leaving behind their parents, their friends and all that felt familiar and safe. Evacuation could be a scary experience, but five-year-old Gwenda and her brother were lucky enough to be housed with a kindly schoolmaster and his wife, and soon the realities of the war felt very far away.When the War is Over touchingly tells the story of how Gwenda and Doug found a second family and a loving home in Bampton... and how the war touched the lives of everyone, even those far away from the big cities. Book Description The fascinating and heartwarming true story of two young children evacuated from Newcastle to the remote Lake District village of Bampton during the Second World War. About the Author Barbara Fox is the author of Bedpans & Bobby Socks and Is the Vicar In, Pet? and the co-writer of One Girl and Her Dogs by Emma Gray. She is a freelance journalist and lives in West Sussex with her husband and two sons.