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My six paragraphs this week are taken from Remnants of Dreams
published by Books We Love. Available on KINDLE.
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How Sara
despised the war. If not for the war their dad, a giant among men, would still
be with them. She hated the munitions factory where she was forced to work.
Sometimes she even hated their mum, who'd never understood her, and had withdrawn
into a circle of grief none of them could penetrate.
Sara knew their
mum often accredited her with liking boys too much. Perhaps it was true. But it
wasn't her fault they had always been attracted to her.
How she longed
to be back in the salon, instead of stuck in this stinking hole of a factory
with its deafening noise that threatened to split the eardrums. Daisy hated the
men in the factory. They were the dregs; too young or old to be called up. Jane
never spared them the time of day. But for Sara they helped alleviate the
boredom that was enough to drive her insane. The older men were having a field
day while all the young chaps were away in the services.
"How can
you stand talking to him," Jane asked with disdain when Sara had been
chatting to Dennis Webster, one of the foremen. "He’s a dirty old man."
"Dennis is
only twenty years older than me, and he's not dirty. Anyway, I like mature
men," Sara retorted. That wasn't strictly true, but getting a rise out of
her sisters was just another way to pass the time.
"Humph, old
enough to be your father. Mum's right about you, Sara. One day you'll end up in
a real pickle, the way you carry on," Daisy scolded.
By Violet Format:Kindle Edition|Verified Purchase ***** 5 stars
"This book touched me deeply. Perhaps that's because I was born in
North London and the places and people were familiar. I could not put
it down. I can honestly say it is one of the best in the genre I have
read."
Remnants of Dreams moves from the
horrors of the 1914-1918 war to the 1990s, and paints an unforgettable picture
of a changing world and of working class people in North London whose only
riches are love and the knowledge that they did their best.
Alicia’s indomitable spirit sustains her and her large
family through two wars, illness, death and loss. From her mother’s example
Sara finds the courage to escape an intolerable situation and forge a new life
in a new country.
Tricia, this sounds like a story that needs to be added to my TBR list. Great six!
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