Safe Haven : The Wartime Letters of Ben Barman and Margaret Penrose, 1940-1943
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| Title: | Safe Haven : The Wartime Letters of Ben Barman and Margaret Penrose, 1940-1943 |
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| Description: | In 1940, when Hitler's tanks reached the English Channel and German bombs fell on London, the invasion of the United Kingdom seemed imminent. Among the many thousands of British children finding a safe haven during the war, Benjamin Barman was sent by his parents to stay with the Penrose family in London, Ontario. Along with Margaret Penrose, a childhood friend of his mother, Ben wrote letters to his family from 1940 until his return to England late in 1943. Transcribed and illustrated with contemporary photographs, this correspondence provides graphic insight into the trauma faced by a child refugee as he struggled to adapt to a completely new life and society far from his family. Captivating and instructive, the letters, along with detailed reports provided to Ben's parents by his host mother, speak to Canadians'unflinching support of the British despite the many deprivations and difficulties that the war inflicted on them. Introduced and extensively annotated by Ben's youngest brother, Roderick, a professional historian, Safe Haven reveals the intimate day-to-day life of one Canadian household during the Second World War and the realities of evacuated British children, their families, and the people who hosted them. |
| Authors: | Roderick J. Barman |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, British, Children and war--Canada, World War, 1939-1945--Children--Canada--Correspondence, Children--Canada--Correspondence, World War, 1939-1945--Evacuation of civilians--Great Britain |
| Categories: | HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
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