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From: ELIZABETH-ANGELA GUYVER <>
Subject: Re: [WarBrides] Another book with reference to War Brides
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:14:27 +0000 (GMT)
In-Reply-To: <BAY103-F6C73B17CA1A92BDAA5036BA8E0@phx.gbl>


Thought this might interest those looking for Canadian fathers

Take Care

Beth

Melynda Jarratt <> wrote:
Hi, while we're talking about books, I thought I'd tell about the book I've
just co-authored called Voices of the Left Behind, which contains a chapter
about Canadian War Brides. It's available at
http://www.canadianwarbrides.com/books.html The book was released in June
2004.

Voices of the Left Behind is about the Canadian War Children of World War
Two - children whose fathers were Canadian servicemen and whose mothers were
British or European women they met overseas during the war years. Most of
the mothers were unmarried, but the chapter about Canadian War Brides tells
the stories of children whose parents' marriages did not work out (for
whatever reason) and the war bride either returned to her homeland after
coming to Canada on the War Bride ships or she never came to Canada in the
first place. According to my research in the National Archives of Canada, of
the nearly 48,000 Canadian War Brides of World War Two, approximately 4500
never even came to Canada after the war. About 2500 of these women decided
to stay in Britain or Europe because there were better opportunities for
their husbands overseas than there were in Canada. So the war bride and her
husband stayed and raised her family there. But an estimated 2000 war
brides' marriages ended in separation and divorce and their children are
still looking for their Canadian fathers today. These are the kind of
stories you will find in the chapter on Canadian War Brides. The other 8
chapters tell the stories of children from England, Holland, Belgium, and
Germany, children who were given up for adoption, whose fathers were
Aboriginal Canadians, and children whose mothers were Canadian servicewomen
stationed overseas during the war. There are 50 personal stories and each of
the 8 chapters is preceded by an essay which outlines the historical /
social / cultural context of the period.

Melynda

Melynda Jarratt, BA, MA (History)
Diploma in Digital Media and Design
Webmaster: http://www.canadianwarbrides.com and http://www.project-roots.com
Voices of the Left Behind: Project Roots and the Canadian War Children of
World War Two is available at http://www.canadianwarbrides.com/books.html




----Original Message Follows----
From: "Ivy Kellam"
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Subject: Re: [WarBrides] War Brides book?
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 09:40:38 -0500

Thank you for the book information Susan. I just finished reading a very
interesting book, bought at a sale, about the seige of Malta and the history
of the Rock, written in the late 50s, a tale I am sure many of us vaguely
heard about during the war years. What a tale of heroism througout the
ages. This books points out the weakness and strength of people and how
they go on living with the daily threat of death. It also points out how
the right type of leadership can bring out the best in a people faced with
daily threats from all sides. Just as Churchill called for the best of
British courage and humour during those demanding days of the war. IK
----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Willis"
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Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 4:43 AM
Subject: Re: [WarBrides] War Brides book?


>Is it possible to find a copy of this book in the UK anywhere?
>
>Regards,
>Susan Willis
>
>>From:
>>Reply-To:
>>To:
>>Subject: Re: [WarBrides] War Brides book?
>>Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 11:25:48 -0500
>>
>>I am currently reading the book, Brass Buttons and Silver Horseshoes, very
>>good read, also a short book but worth it. it was written by Linda
>>Granfield.a lovely lady, we chatted briefly on the internet while I was
>>searching for the book-, I found out about it on weddings past and present
>>site, all the best. Diane Cobon, Daughter of late war bride Mrs Jean
>>Tyson,ne: Barnett from Bromley Kent.---- Original Message -----
>>From:
>>To:
>>Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 10:47 PM
>>Subject: [WarBrides] War Brides book?
>>
>>
>> > Everything has gone very quiet on the list. Time of year, I suppose.
>> > I was reading a book at Christmas. It is from a series called: Amazing
>> > Stories: Unsung Heroes of the Canadian Air Force: Incredible Tales of
>> > Courage and Daring During WWII, by Cynthia J. Faryon, copyright 2003.
>> > Altitude Publishing Canada.
>> > I found it too short (121 pages) to be very interesting with only a >
>>few
>> > of pictures of the men. It is based on interviews with some elderly
>> > Canadian flyers and some research.
>> > At the back of the book it states: "Cynthia is currently working on her
>> > second book for the Amazing Stories series about a war bride who >
>>settled
>> > in Saskatchewan."
>> > Does anyone know whether a War Bride was ever interviewed and whether
>> > the book was published?
>> > Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas - seems long ago now, doesn't >
>>it?
>> > I wish all of you good health and happiness in 2005.
>> > We have a raging blizzard and minus 29C tonight. I still hate the
>> > prairies and the very severe weather, but then, who would want to be on
>> > the Pacific Coast or the desert with all that rain?
>> > Also, who would want the terrible destruction of the undersea
>> > earthquake or fires in Australia?
>> > Best to all. Let's get the list going again.
>> > Hazel
>> >
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