Margaret Mayhew - The Little Ship

Review by Maggie Perkovic on show 17th March
THIS ISA FULLY ENGROSSING BOOK,WHICH TELLS OF AN ENGLAND BEFORE THE SECOND WORLD WAR, AND OF THE WAR*S EFFECT ON A FAMILY WITH A HOME IN THE COUNTRY AND ONE IN LONDON.
THEY ARE A HAPPY AND WELL HEELED FAMILY, THERE IS GUY, MATT AND SOMETIMES LIZZIE THEIR COUSIN WHO SPENDS HOLIDAYS WjTH THEM.
THERE IS A BOAT WHICH THEY ALL ENJOY, THOUGH MATT IS AFRAID OF THE WATER, AND LATER ON ANNA A JEWISH REFUGEE JOINS THEM, AND AGAIN OTTO, A GERMAN STUDENT IS ALSO PART OF THE GROUP.
THEIR GROWING UP, ThEIR PART IN THE WAR, AND THE WAY THE LITTLE BOAT IS PART OF THEIR STORY MAKES AN EXCITING AND APPEALING READ.
IT BEGINS MANY YEARS AFTER IT ALL BEGAN IN 1934, WHEN THE BOAT IS FOUND IN SOMEONE*S BACK GARDEN AND SO THE STORY IS TOLD TO THE MODERN DAY OWNER.
WE HAVE THE HISTORY OF THE PERSECUTION OF THE JEWISH RACE IN BERLIN, OF THE RISE OF HITLER AS SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF A NORMAL FAMILY, AND OF THE STORY OF THE LITTLE SHIPS THAT SAILED FROM ENGLAND TO DUNKIRK AND BACK AGAIN.
TRULY HEART WARMING AND UPLIFTING.
review by Mags