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  • War-time Diaries of a WAAF
  • By: Joan Rice
  • Narrated by: Finty Williams
  • Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (13 ratings)
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Sand in My Shoes

By: Joan Rice
Narrated by: Finty Williams
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Summary

Written with flair and exuberance, Joan Rice's diary is a compelling and personal account of life and love in the Second World War. Including additional material from her husband's own diary, Sand in my Shoes is a record of one woman's coming-of-age.
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"Enchanting...a vivid immediacy...the author's diary...conveys what it was like to live through such a whirligig of experience." (Country Life)
"[Joan's] diary succeeds entirely in bringing this kind of war experience dancing off the page...." (The Daily Telegraph)

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So enjoyed this book

I loved hearing this lady’s account of her war time experiences. My mum joined the WAAF in 1943 so it gave me a real insight into what life was like. It was well written and I as eager to hear everything

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