London at war
3 total works
Contiuing the Lavender Road saga of ordinary people surviving an extraordinary war, On a Wing and a Prayer tells in particular Helen's story of a girl confronted by the ultimate choice, between her country and the man she loves. Her compelling story is contrasted with the very different, but equally intense experiences of those left behind on the home front.
Set in South London at the time of the blitz this warm and touching saga centres on the families that live there.
London at war - set in 1939 and 1940, Lavender Road follows the entwined lives of the women who live in one South London street during World War 2. Lavender Road boasts a pawnbroker, a pub, two rows of terraced working class homes, and, at one end, the big house owned by the local brewer. When war breaks out, the lives and fortunes of the families who live in Lavender Road are changed out of all recognition. For Joyce, it means a struggle to keep food on the family table; for Jen it may mean the end of her dream to become an actress; and for Pam, there is the sickening seesaw of emotions as she fights attraction to her handsome lodger and a growing distance from a husband who is judged not fit to enlist.