Till The Boys Come Home
Hard times on the home front and in the trenches
by S E Morgan
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Pub Date May 31 2024 | Archive Date Jul 27 2024
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Description
Life was terrible for the men fighting in the trenches, but it was no picnic for the wives and families they left behind on the home front.
When Britain declares war in 1914, ambitious territorial soldier and coke filler, Ben Bennison signs up for overseas service, leaving behind his wife and four children in Consett, County Durham. Everyone expects the war to be over by Christmas. Thrashing the Germans won’t be a problem for Kitchener’s New Army. Ben discovers that conditions in the trenches are beyond his imagining, and bitterly regrets persuading his brothers, miners Joe and Billy, to volunteer and fight.
Polly Bennison hates Ben going off to war. There's no choice for her but manage on the meagre separation allowance paid by government. She and her sister-in-law, Georgina, have to cope as food and fuel prices rocket. Everyone is terrified of bombs and shells from Zeppelins and the German Navy, after the attacks on Hartlepool and Scarborough.It turns out the war is not just for soldiers, its being fought by everyone.
Margaret Bennison watches her three sons leave for the Front with despair, but the boys’ father is all for King and Country, and is proud they will serve.
As the established order in Britain and the World falls to pieces, what will become of the Bennison family?
A true story of one family's battle to survive.
Available Editions
| ISBN | 000B0D5VM9YRB |
| PRICE | £1.99 (GBP) |
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Featured Reviews
Reviewer 874602
Till the boys come home. A great wartime story, a little bit confusing at times but still a good read once you get into the style of writing. Well worth reading and learning about the war.
Rosemary W, Reviewer
What a lovely book and tribute to the authors great grandparents. Telling the story of the men and boys on the front line and the family left behind to worry, wait and carry on as best they can. I was unaware quite how badly the wife’s and widows were left financially with their men away, yet another dreadful wrong from the government of the time, so much I hope we have learned from history that should never be repeated. At the beginning and a few times through the book it felt a little disjointed when moving between the characters, a storyline would suddenly stop and I felt I would have like a little more before suddenly finding myself ‘back home’ but it was enjoyable and very moving as we felt the emotions of wives, widows, mothers, sons and brothers. I would very much like to read a sequel and continue Polly and Ben’s story.
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