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  • Published: 1 September 2010
  • ISBN: 9781407029764
  • Imprint: Ebury Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 352

Don't Forget to Write

The true story of an evacuee and her family




A warm-hearted World War 2 memoir – a tale of everyday survival, against a backdrop of evacuation and bombs

'Dad walked determinedly down the path, joined by two neighbours with five children between them. As we reached the corner of Kent Avenue, I looked back for one last wave. But Mum had buried her head in her pinny and it was a year before I saw her again.'

In June 1940, 10-year-old Pam Hobbs and her sister Iris took the long journey from their council home in Leigh-on-Sea to faraway rural Derbyshire.

Living away from Mum and Dad for two long years, Pam was moved between four foster homes. In some she and Iris found a second family, with babies to look after, car rides and picnics, and even a pet pig. But other billets took a more sinister turn, as the adults found it easy to exploit the children in their care.

Returning to Essex, things would never be the same again, and the war was far from over. Making do with rations, dodging bombs and helping with the war effort, Pam and her family struggled to get by.

In Don't Forget to Write, with warmth and vivid detail, Pam describes a time that was full of overwhelming hardship and devastation; yet also of kindness and humour, resilience and courage.

  • Published: 1 September 2010
  • ISBN: 9781407029764
  • Imprint: Ebury Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 352

About the author

Pam Hobbs

Pam Hobbs grew up in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex before emigrating to Canada.She is an award-winning writer published in numerous magazines and newspapers, and has written or co-authored six travel-related books.She is a long-time member of the Society of American Travel Writers' Canadian chapter.

Pam and her husband Michael live in Toronto.They have three daughters and four perfect grandchildren.

Praise for Don't Forget to Write

Her story - and the way she tells it - is fascinating

London Tonight blog

A charming and intelligent account

Historical Novels Review

Hobbs's story is both enlightening and endearing

Publishers Weekly