Book description
During the six long years of the Second World War the British psyche
was changed irrevocably. British men and women on both the war front and
at home were forced to take life-altering decisions, independently. What
no-one could predict was the consequences on the family and on society
of these independent journeys by husbands, wives, children, mothers,
fathers, siblings. Nobody would ever be the same.
We Shall Never Surrender
takes us through key moments in that six- year conflict through a range
of distinct voices, professions and geographical locations. Some will be
known to readers already, others unfamiliar but all have been selected
for their ability to write well and to conjure empathy in the reader.
The majority will take us throughout the war, though some by necessity
will fade away to be replaced by others. Each of the diarists will be
properly introduced, but ultimately they will tell their own,
fascinating stories. Donald Fry, Christopher Grace, and Penelope
Middelboe share a passion for social history and their very different
careers (running the Shakespeare Schools Festival, heading up Channel 4
Wales' Animation Department, producing and writing award-winning
adaptations of Shakespeare and Chaucer and writing) have involved
bringing other voices to a wide audience. This is the first book they
have produced together.
