Why VE day makes me feel uncomfortable
Hmmmm. VE day makes me feel awkward
8th May 1945
I can’t imagine how it must have felt on 8th May 1945 for all that atrocity to end. Or start to end. My dad remember the troops rolling through the city and the smell of fresh bread. I can’t imagine.
I understand the need to … Read more
War Stories
I’ve just read a book I couldn’t put down, one that I think will change lives.
Clare Best writes the story of her dad’s dying. She weaves together her reflections on the visits, coping with his deteriorating health as cancer takes hold, the clips from the audio he asked her to record and her transcripts … Read more