Stranger in the House - Women's Stories of Men Returning from the Second World War

Informationen zum Autor Julie Summers is a bestselling author and historian. Her books include: Fearless on Everest:  The Quest for Sandy Irvine; The Colonel of  Tamarkan, a biography of her grandfather, the man who built the 'real' bridge on the River Kwai; Stranger in the House, a social history of servicemen reuniting with their families after the Second World War, and When the Children Came Home, which tells the story of returning evacuees. Her book Jambusters was the inspiration for ITV's hit drama series Home Fires, which ran for two seasons in 2015–16. She lives in Oxford. Klappentext A moving and revealing insight into the real experiences of women welcoming home their menfolk from the Second World War Zusammenfassung A moving and revealing insight into the real experiences of women welcoming home their menfolk from the Second World War

Product details

• Authors: Julie Summers, Summers Julie
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.07.2009
• EAN: 9781416526841
• ISBN: 978-1-4165-2684-1
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 27 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; European History, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, British & Irish history, Second World War, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social and cultural history, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Modern warfare, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater