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The The View From The Corner Shop: The Diary of a Yorkshire Shop Assistant in Wartime

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8H 47min
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Kathleen Hey spent the war years helping her sister and brother-in-law run a grocery shop in the Yorkshire town of Dewsbury. From July 1941 to July 1946 she kept a diary for the Mass-Observation project, recording the thoughts and concerns of the people who used the shop. Among the chorus of voices she brings us, Kathleen herself shines through as a strong and engaging woman who refuses to give in to doubts or misery and who maintains her keen sense of humour, even under the most trying conditions.

© 2016 W. F. Howes Ltd (Audiobook): 9781510038929

Release date

Audiobook: 4 August 2016

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