I had the pleasure of attending the above named event. ‘War Brides’ were not a subject which I new a great deal about having only read one or two articles and seen some programmes on TV. Bev our speaker certainly knew her subject and delivered her talk with such enthusiasm and warmth. She told us some of the stories she had discovered when interviewing some of the brides. These women overcame such opposition, lonliness, poverty, homesickness, to establish themselves in their new countries and build homes with their new husbands.
They are an inspiration to everyone especially women. We live in a modern world now and young women have very different obstacles to face, however, they would do well to learn from these ansisters as their knowledge and how to survive many different situations is invaluable.
The library are holding another War Brides event on Thursday 26 May at 6pm. There is more information on the website here. I recommend people go along to hear about these fantastic women.
