This image is the cover for the book A Young Girl’s War

A Young Girl’s War

Imagine growing up in London during World War II and being evacuated multiple times. Your simple way of life as an eight-year-old being utterly torn apart. Missing your family and being absolutely petrified that you would never see them again. Then, returning to London, to a life of sleepless nights in the air raid shelter – would it be enough protection from the relentless bombings? Would you see the sunrise in the morning, to see the sights of blown out houses down the street? A life of strict rationing and wondering if German invasion was imminent – would England ever be the same again?  For Sheila Nelson, this was the harsh reality of life from 1939-1945.

Sheila Nelson

Sheila was born in 1931 and she was eight years old at the outbreak of World War II. She had a long and successful career as a shorthand typist and is now living in Orpington, Greater London. She has two daughters, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. This is her first book, which she first put together in 1979 through collating personal diary entries from childhood.

Austin Macauley Publishers