War Baby

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War Baby is a riveting personal account of growing up in the Second World War in a small hamlet in East Sussex when the peaceful existence of a young boy is suddenly broken by night time raids, dog fights in the sky and preparations for war. The author’s story deals with the horror of crouching in a dug out shelter listening as bombers drone overhead, to his evacuation to a remote hamlet in the Welsh mountains, to being blown off a hayrick by an exploding doodlebug near the end of the war. The book covers the years 1938-1962 and describes his close family life in post-war Britain and the author’s problematic education and turbulent adolescence as he successfully struggles to overcome his dyslexia and succeeds in gaining the qualifications and experience to become a College Lecturer. Mike Strange has an infectious sense of humour, together with an acute understanding of the strength and frailty of human relationships. His memoir will make you laugh and cry at the same time.