Dolly's War: A Memoir from the Home Front (Dorothy Scannell's East End Memoirs Book 2) By Dorothy Scannell Kindle Edition 1910570710 9781910570715 Dollys War: A Memoir from the Home Front (Dorothy Scannells East End Memoirs Book 2) On a narrow wooden armchair bed was lying our hostess. Her nightdress was up round her neck. The organist, on his knees, in the nude, was deep in prayer, his face bent in reverence over his brides prostrate form.Ever so slowly the organist raised his horrified eyes to ours. My sister, extremely slow to take in the delicacy of any situation, murmured, half to herself, Thats funny, I could have sworn he was clean shaven.Dolly Scannell, author of East End classic memoir Mother Knew Best, has now established her home front, wife to the embattled Chas, and proud keeper of her own house. Life is still full of small but piquant joys, sorrows and bizarre happenstances like Dollys need to take her household rubbish back to her mother for fear of her new landlord. Before long shes a mum as well, but then comes the war and her cheerful wit and unquenchable spirit are needed than ever.Gas masks, ration books, GIs (over sexed, etc), a chaotic Jewish wedding, husband Chas in the Army, while Dolly takes on his insurance selling door to door, encounters a murderous landlady and spends time evacuated from her beloved London to Wales and Suffolk before being restored to her beloved and enormous family, her mother still matriach of all. A treasure, recalled and retold by the author at her inimitable best!The author of Mother Knew Best in hilarious vein Yorkshire PostYou have to laugh with Dolly Scannell. Somehow that Cockney flow of funny tales shakes you up into laughter Evening Standard
On a narrow wooden armchair bed was lying our hostess Her nightdress was up round her neck The organist on his knees in the nude was deep in prayer his face bent in reverence over his bride s prostrate form. Dolly walmart Ever so slowly the organist raised his horrified eyes to ours My sister extremely slow to take in the delicacy of any situation murmured half to herself That s funny I could have sworn he was clean shaven Dolly Scannell author of East End classic memoir Mother Knew Best has now established her home front wife to the embattled Chas and proud keeper of her own house Life is still full of small but piquant joys sorrows and bizarre happenstances like Dolly s need to take her household rubbish back to her mother for fear of her new landlord Before long she s a mum as well but then comes the war and her cheerful wit and unquenchable spirit are needed than ever. Dolly's warner Gas masks ration books GI s over sexed etc a chaotic Jewish wedding husband Chas in the Army while Dolly takes on his insurance selling door to door encounters a murderous landlady and spends time evacuated from her beloved London to Wales and Suffolk before being restored to her beloved and enormous family her mother still matriach of all A treasure recalled and retold by the author at her inimitable best The author of Mother Knew Best in hilarious vein Yorkshire Post You have to laugh with Dolly Scannell Somehow that Cockney flow of funny tales shakes you up into laughter Evening Standard Dolly s War A Memoir from the Home Front Dorothy Scannell s East End Memoirs Book 2.
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Not a bad sequel to the first part of the author s autobiography but not quite as entertaining Glad I read it though English
Dolly's War: A Memoir from the Home Front (Dorothy Scannell's East End Memoirs Book 2) By Dorothy Scannell |
1910570710 |
9781910570715 |
English |
256 |
Kindle Edition |
dolly walmart |
dolly's world |
dolly's water park |
dolly's wash house |
dolly's walnut pie recipe |
dolly's walled lake |
dolly's waxing |
dolly's walnut pie |
dolly's wash house state college |
dolly's world on fire |
Dolly's warner |
Dolly's warning |
Dolly's warn act |
Dolly's warnock |
Dolly's warner bros |
