It is now 1948 and Harry is beginning a new life out of the
RAF and with new wife Friede, they move back to Halifax, and begin their married
life back living with Harry’s mother.
Britain is left broken after the war; the future is looking dull and
dark for the couple, with not many prospects on the horizon in Yorkshire, poverty
and hardship is all that await them. Can Harry and Friede who survived a war,
now survive the harsh and coldness of a life with nothing on the horizon?
This is the third in the series of the author Harry Leslie
Smith’s memoirs, and having read the other two books in the series; I could not
wait to read what would happen next in Harry’s life. There is something very
special about reading a memoir, something that is so personal, and I would like
to say a BIG thank you to Harry for taking the time on letting us all in and
sharing his life with us, because for social history these books leave a legacy
of learning for not only ourselves but for future generations too. We can learn
what life was like and how it was lived. For me personally this is so much more
interesting than reading a cold text book about events in general. I personally
prefer real life accounts that I can connect with.
We should treasure accounts of history that are recorded
down by people like Harry and written and recorded so well, the good and the
bad that you can imagine being there and experience what it was like at the
time, and leaves you wanting to find out what happens next, and I cannot wait
to read more of Harry’s books.
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