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    Lou and Eustace: A Historical Family Saga: Ancestors, #2
    Dot & Ben: A 20th Century Love Story: Ancestors, #3
    Valentine George: An Ordinary Man, Who Lived Through Extraordinary Times. A Historical Family Saga: Ancestors, #1
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    Ancestors Series

    By Pat Backley

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    About this series

    What do you know about your ancestors?

     

    This book, the third one in the ANCESTORS series is based on the lives of the authors parents.

     

    Dot and Ben were born in the 1920's, lived and fought in WW2 and their story continues until 2014. What was their day to day life like? Did their love survive?

     

    "Once Hitler is defeated, my proper life will begin. I will travel the world, have adventures, paint and write. My life will be glorious."

     

    "It was all the rage to have enormous wedding bouquets, Dot guessed it was a reaction to the austere war years, as well as everyone trying to copy the magnificent bouquet Princess Elizabeth had carried on her wedding day."

     

    Read now to find out if their love story lasted?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPat Backley
    Release dateMar 28, 2022
    Lou and Eustace: A Historical Family Saga: Ancestors, #2
    Dot & Ben: A 20th Century Love Story: Ancestors, #3
    Valentine George: An Ordinary Man, Who Lived Through Extraordinary Times. A Historical Family Saga: Ancestors, #1

    Titles in the series (3)

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      Valentine George: An Ordinary Man, Who Lived Through Extraordinary Times. A Historical Family Saga: Ancestors, #1
      Valentine George: An Ordinary Man, Who Lived Through Extraordinary Times. A Historical Family Saga: Ancestors, #1

      Valentine George: An Ordinary Man, Who Lived Through Extraordinary Times. A Historical Family Saga: Ancestors, #1

      Pat Backley
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      Valentine George was an ordinary man, born in extraordinary times. He experienced love, loss and joy -just as we all do- but his life was still worth recording. In this novel we follow his story where it began; in the slums of London during Victorian times. Then, he takes us through World Wars One and Two and leads us along the path to the Swinging Sixties.   "She hated it when her mum asked people for money, especially when she knew it would just be wasted on snuff and gin."   "Can you believe we've got an inside toilet now? And a bath. Such luxury!"   "Take care of yourselves 'til then and try to keep your chins up, this war can't go on forever.'"

      Valentine George was an ordinary man, born in extraordinary times. He experienced love, loss and joy -just as we all do- but his life was still worth recording. In this novel we follow his story where it began; in the slums of London during Victorian times. Then, he takes us through World Wars One and Two and leads us along the path to the Swinging Sixties.   "She hated it when her mum asked people for money, especially when she knew it would just be wasted on snuff and gin."   "Can you believe we've got an inside toilet now? And a bath. Such luxury!"   "Take care of yourselves 'til then and try to keep your chins up, this war can't go on forever.'"

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      Lou and Eustace: A Historical Family Saga: Ancestors, #2
      Lou and Eustace: A Historical Family Saga: Ancestors, #2

      Lou and Eustace: A Historical Family Saga: Ancestors, #2

      Pat Backley
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      Although these books are fictional, many of the people and events mentioned in them are real. Without our ancestors, all the people who went before us, there would be no such stories to tell. This tale begins in the late 1800's and continues through to 1984.   "His family had lived and worked in Southwark for generations. The cobbled streets, old lanes and alleyways, and the River Thames, had been his world - the only world he had ever desired."   "Although she had grown up in Peabody Buildings, maybe she didn't have to spend her whole life there after all. Her Eustace had been brave enough to see the world, maybe it was time she pulled up her socks and did something brave too."   "The Roaring Twenties were in full swing. Now, all the young women - and many of the older ones - had shortened their skirts, chopped off their long hair, and thrown away their horrible constricting laced corsets. Marcel waves, short bobs, flapper dresses, and the Charleston, quickly became the order of the day."

      Although these books are fictional, many of the people and events mentioned in them are real. Without our ancestors, all the people who went before us, there would be no such stories to tell. This tale begins in the late 1800's and continues through to 1984.   "His family had lived and worked in Southwark for generations. The cobbled streets, old lanes and alleyways, and the River Thames, had been his world - the only world he had ever desired."   "Although she had grown up in Peabody Buildings, maybe she didn't have to spend her whole life there after all. Her Eustace had been brave enough to see the world, maybe it was time she pulled up her socks and did something brave too."   "The Roaring Twenties were in full swing. Now, all the young women - and many of the older ones - had shortened their skirts, chopped off their long hair, and thrown away their horrible constricting laced corsets. Marcel waves, short bobs, flapper dresses, and the Charleston, quickly became the order of the day."

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      Dot & Ben: A 20th Century Love Story: Ancestors, #3
      Dot & Ben: A 20th Century Love Story: Ancestors, #3

      Dot & Ben: A 20th Century Love Story: Ancestors, #3

      Pat Backley
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      What do you know about your ancestors?   This book, the third one in the ANCESTORS series is based on the lives of the authors parents.   Dot and Ben were born in the 1920's, lived and fought in WW2 and their story continues until 2014. What was their day to day life like? Did their love survive?   "Once Hitler is defeated, my proper life will begin. I will travel the world, have adventures, paint and write. My life will be glorious."   "It was all the rage to have enormous wedding bouquets, Dot guessed it was a reaction to the austere war years, as well as everyone trying to copy the magnificent bouquet Princess Elizabeth had carried on her wedding day."   Read now to find out if their love story lasted?

      What do you know about your ancestors?   This book, the third one in the ANCESTORS series is based on the lives of the authors parents.   Dot and Ben were born in the 1920's, lived and fought in WW2 and their story continues until 2014. What was their day to day life like? Did their love survive?   "Once Hitler is defeated, my proper life will begin. I will travel the world, have adventures, paint and write. My life will be glorious."   "It was all the rage to have enormous wedding bouquets, Dot guessed it was a reaction to the austere war years, as well as everyone trying to copy the magnificent bouquet Princess Elizabeth had carried on her wedding day."   Read now to find out if their love story lasted?

    Author

    Pat Backley

    Pat Backley is English but decided to become a Kiwi at the age of 59. She now lives in New Zealand and when not writing she loves to travel the world, seeing new places, meeting new people and getting inspired. She is passionate about social history and the lives of ordinary people. My ancestors have no voices, so I am telling their stories." 

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