Yvonne, child of the Somme
Rowell, Sara2022
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Yvonne Millet was born into poverty in Paris during La Belle Époque, in the shadow of Notre-Dame cathedral. Taken to a childminder in the countryside a few days after birth, she became a ward of state at the age of three when her mother disappeared. A stable childhood in the beautiful Somme region of northern France was shattered when, aged fifteen, she was sent to work as a maid in a military town, during the First World War. Her devastating experiences would change her life and haunt her forever. As a troubled young woman facing a precarious future, chance led Yvonne to marry a former British soldier. Hopes of fulfilment with a husband and family were marred by profound insecurities and the Second World War. A moving, true account of one girl's formative years in early 20th century France, Yvonne, Child of the Somme is also the story of thousands of children like her, who shared a similar fate. Most were too ashamed of their background ever to reveal their heart-rending stories. The echoes of their pain reverberated down the generations, unexplained.
Yvonne, child of the Somme / Sara Rowell.
Rowell, Sara, author
London : Austin Macauley Publishers, 2022.©2022
211 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
9781398481695 (pbk)9781398481695
944.361081092944.361
English
526023
Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Biography | 944.361 MIL | Onloan - Due: 20 Oct 2024 |