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To War With the Walkers: Three Soldiers, a War Bride, a Nurse and a Doctor: One Familys Extraordinary Story of the Second World War
To War With the Walkers: Three Soldiers, a War Bride, a Nurse and a Doctor: One Familys Extraordinary Story of the Second World War
Annabel Venning
The miraculous story of the Walkers, six siblings who survived Blitz, battle and internment and whose incredible experiences tell a new social history of WW2, told by historian and Walker descendant Annabel Venning.
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**DAILY MAIL BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2019**
**SUNDAY TELEGRAPH CHRISTMAS BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2019**
'So blissfully good that I'd give it to a reader of any age . . . deeply touching, unforgettable family memoir'
ALLISON PEARSON, SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
'Uplifting and enlightening . . . Venning has a good eye for what makes the Walker story both unique and universal . . . Thrilling'
MAIL ON SUNDAY
'Superb . . . With its sweeping narrative, readable style, sense of humanity and breadth of research, the saga casts a highly personal light on some of the most significant episodes of [the Second World War]'
DAILY EXPRESS
'A heart-pounding narrative that feels fresh . . . this marvellous book also depicts a world that was soon to vanish'
DAILY MAIL
'A moving book . . . This account of one family's experience takes us to hidden crannies of the war that more official accounts might not bother with . . . Once read, never forgotten'
THE TIMES
'A sensationally good book . . . I see reflections of my own family, and beyond them, like those mirrors tilted slightly into infinity, I can see literally miles of others lined up, inexorably linked forever by a shared experience . . . this is an exceptional book and should be required reading in modern history classes'
JOANNA LUMLEY
'An extraordinary, compelling picture of a family entwined in the Second World War . . . at turns funny, sad, redemptive and tragic. Fabulous'
JAMES HOLLAND
'A loving tribute . . . Brimming with anecdote and rich in fascinating detail'
KEGGIE CAREW
**SUNDAY TELEGRAPH CHRISTMAS BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2019**
'So blissfully good that I'd give it to a reader of any age . . . deeply touching, unforgettable family memoir'
ALLISON PEARSON, SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
'Uplifting and enlightening . . . Venning has a good eye for what makes the Walker story both unique and universal . . . Thrilling'
MAIL ON SUNDAY
'Superb . . . With its sweeping narrative, readable style, sense of humanity and breadth of research, the saga casts a highly personal light on some of the most significant episodes of [the Second World War]'
DAILY EXPRESS
'A heart-pounding narrative that feels fresh . . . this marvellous book also depicts a world that was soon to vanish'
DAILY MAIL
'A moving book . . . This account of one family's experience takes us to hidden crannies of the war that more official accounts might not bother with . . . Once read, never forgotten'
THE TIMES
'A sensationally good book . . . I see reflections of my own family, and beyond them, like those mirrors tilted slightly into infinity, I can see literally miles of others lined up, inexorably linked forever by a shared experience . . . this is an exceptional book and should be required reading in modern history classes'
JOANNA LUMLEY
'An extraordinary, compelling picture of a family entwined in the Second World War . . . at turns funny, sad, redemptive and tragic. Fabulous'
JAMES HOLLAND
'A loving tribute . . . Brimming with anecdote and rich in fascinating detail'
KEGGIE CAREW
Product Description
Title - To War With the Walkers: Three Soldiers, a War Bride, a Nurse and a Doctor: One Familys Extraordinary Story of the Second World War
Edition -
Author - Annabel Venning
ISBN 13 - 9781473679306
Imprint - Hodder & Stoughton
Publisher - Hodder & Stoughton
Date Published - 05/09/2019
Prize -
No. of pages -
Binding Type - Hardback
Dimensions - 160 x 236 x 36mm
Weight - 572 g
Languages - English