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THE OLDEST HISTORY BUFF IN THE WORLD

on September 28, 2020

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Cosying up to my History Chum at the local library!

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Checkout my December blog 2022

If you'd like to read more about this title please go to my December 2022 post and discover how the wonderful Joffe Books have published three of my historical sagas in one month! Happy reading! Love Carol R X

AND WE THINK WE HAVE TROUBLES!

Just imagine waking up one day to a world almost beyond recognition! Today's troubles pale in comparison to the devastation and heartbreak of the two World Wars. The above picture (1940) was a typical scene in the East End and many major cities of the UK. It really puts things into perspective, doesn't it? Not surprising then, as a "Bulge Baby" a ll my stories are historical and located in the heart of the East End - known now as Tower Hamlets and/or “The Isle of Dogs”. At the close of World War 2, Dad was de-mobilized from the navy. He'd spent five dangerous years at sea and was eager to start a new life with Mum. They'd lost everything in the Blitz; their house, furniture, belongings and possessions. All those precious photographs and letters had all gone up in a puff of smoke. Still, my parents were alive and together and that was what mattered. My aunts and uncles were a musical bunch with fine singing voices and threw lots of parties. My cousins and

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