Publisher's Synopsis
A semi-biographical novel. Starting with the worst night of the Coventry Blitz, 14 November 1940;baby Shirley lay on the floor under the stairs with her terrified family.;3 year old Roy watched, clinging to his family in a frosty field 6 miles away.The story follows their lives as they face tragedy and austerity with inspirational courage and humour.Their hilarious misadventures include: Swimming in canals;riding bareback;befriending gypsies and boat people; cycle rallies on the bomb sites; singing with POW's; rabbiting and boxing.Culminating in a beautiful love story