My War

It looks like the author has abandoned this site and that is too bad. Just from the first chapter posted here, I can tell this would be a great story. Tales like these are not often written anymore because the subjects are dying. My own father counts in that group. Written histories like these are so valuable for the families involved and for future generations that they deserve our support. This one seems particularly well done. I hope the author stuck with it and followed up on the book, here or elsewhere.

John Breeden II
Old Number Seven

a very moving tale. Well done. Backed Mike (the compulsive adventurer)

MY WAR
This is a wonderful story. The details of what it was like to live in a time of air raid sirens and bomb shelters is written with compassion. It reminds all of us who have never experienced that how lucky we are. Makes this a good read. I’m adding this to my shelf. Burgio (Grain of Salt).

I used to have an uncle who lived for us for a while when I was growing up who had been in WWII and he used to tell us stories in the evenings about how he landed at Normandy. He was a great uncle so this book brought back wonderful memories for me. I'm sure it will do the saem for veterans of WWII and all those people important to them. I'm adding it to my shelf. Burgio (Grain of Salt).

Dear George, Thank you for writing your father's story of WWII. It is a good read because you create interest by the beginning of each paragraphs (you might want to divide them in two for an easier read) which makes me want to keep reading to find out what's going to happen next. I'm BACKING/COMMENTING on your book to help advance it. :) PLEASE take a moment to BACK/COMMENT on my TWO Books, ... "He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not" ... and the UNEDITED version? ... "Tell Me True Love Stories"
Thanks, Susie :)

I love the concept, I wish my grandad had done a book like this. Lovely narrative voice. I wish you the very best of luck. kind regards pinkcoffee 'In The Moment'

This is a valuable look into the time of the second war. Your memories warm the heart and comfort the soul. Thank you for writing My War.

This should be picked up by Harper True. Let me help you out. SHELVED!

I can use your comments on my book when you get the chance. Cheers!

JC
The Obergemau Key

George

This is social history at its best.....My gran (bless her) born 1901 used to tell me stories....I remember alot, but not in enough detail to write it down....I wish I did....She lived in Glasgow through 2 wars, close to a power station which was a constant target....If the Germans had hit it, ship building would have come to a standstill.

This is not only a fabulous read...You've crafted a priceless family heirloom...Have you thought of contacting
harpertrue.com they ask for 2000 words of true life stories, and sometimes take the work thru to publishing....

Best of luck..shelved with pleasure

Very interesting read, especially because my grandfather was gassed in the war and died when my mom was only 5 because of it. Such a different life then. This book will surely do well.


BACKED

Hello Charles, this is fabulous stuff. You brought me straight into your past life. It was great. I used to listen to my mother (born 1929) tell stories from the same period. At 14, she was sent to work 'in service' in a chip shop in Manchester owned by an old couple who were childless and she had to send most of her wages home to her mum and dad in Weaverham, Northwich, Cheshire. She had two brothers and seven sisters mostly living at home.
She told me about the 'got any gum, chum' and remembered getting all sorts off the Yank soldiers marching by on her way to school. They even used to give them cigarettes 'Lucky Strike'? But one school teacher used to make them hand over everything - especially the cigarettes. When my mum told her mother, she marched up to the school and went straight to the teacher: 'I believe you took our Frances' gum and fags off her? Come on, hand the buggers over'. so the teacher agreed to split them between himself and my gran down the middle.
Anyway, that's enough of my stories - see what your story does to people? Makes them go back down memory lane.
Every story you tell is vivid and I can see it - the laundry, the monkey bridge, the overnight camping. But what really hits home is the poverty people had to put up with in those days, underlined by the tragic deaths of those around you - your mum, sister, first love, no doubt caused by illnesses that could have been cured once the NHS was established after the war. And the likes of Mad Michael and your dad (suffering from trauma from the war?) would have been better looked after.
Charles, you've got to carry on writing this - dig deeper, please, it's precious stuff and it's a piece of social history - no, don't laugh! It is.
The only changes I would make would be just to proof-read it again to tidy up some of the mistakes and would separate it into shorter paragraphs. I would also give any dialogue their own separate lines. It just makes it easier to read and kinder to the eyes. But the story is the nuts and bolts. It's definitely worth splitting each year up into a chapter each (for example) just to bring more form to it.
Your stories are pure gold - BACKED Chris1

Dear Sir Charles,

You are a natural writer. funny and very moving. Backed with reverence.

Regards, Jawad - Understanding the Art of War

I absolutely adore autobiographical books. This does not disappoint. Your father is a born story teller. This is perfect.
Really is.
This is witty, clever, emotional and funny. Only a true story teller could filter all these things into one book. This is a smooth read. It is a engaging read. And it is a read that i would read as would many people I know.
i do not feel comfortable making comments on biographies, simply because I know they are hard to write. But this is truly a captivating story.
I think this is great.
I am unsure if this would do well in the market, all I know is that it is enjoyable.
Backed
T.L Tyson-Seeking Eleanor

Very nostalgic reminded of the stories my Grandad used to tell.

backed with pleasure.
Melxx
Impeding Justice

Whether this is publishable, with some editing, I cannot say, but I feel compelled to back it. It takes me right back to my own childhood in wartime Manchester, and to my own teens and adulthood. Having once been a bus driver in Stockport I know the places described. good luck with it.
Tom Kilcourse

My War

This is lovely, nostalgic, open-hearted, shining a light into a world that has virtually disappeared now this generation is gradually passing away. I agree with John's incisive comment about slowing down a bit, savour the time for us a little more, open out some of those experiences you currently skip over. There is so much we can enjoy here.

Best of luck and welcome to this site
Best wishes
Andrew W
(Sanctuary's Loss)

This is interesting and I've put it on my shelf.

I do think you need to go a little slower, savour the time and place and don't assume we know everything about it.

An example is where you mention 'Cock of the school' What exactly was that and how did you become it? That could be a whole chapter if you wanted it to be.

John Booth (Shaddowdon)

Heading off to sea on their bicycles! I thoroughly enoy
these true stories, where the people, place and times really come to life.

I can just hear a crisp, wry voice, full of energy, telling us the facts.

(It would be best to break it into about five chapters, instead of having
it all on one page - it's tough for readers, on the screen like this.)

All best wishes and thanks for an interesting read!

AlleJo