Author:Lyn Smith
Lyn Smith's Young Voices is a poignant and compelling look at children's lives in Britain during the Second World War.
During the Second World War, British children were spared the humiliation and fear of enemy occupation. None the less, they endured six years of increasing deprivation, uprootings, and long separations, and many experienced both physical and psychological suffering. They witnessed and endured intense air raids, both by conventional bombing and by the new terror weapons of V1s and V2s. Many were exposed to sights of injury, death and destruction, and at a very young age were forced to cope with the loss of friends and family at a time when counselling was unheard of.
For nearly thirty years, Lyn Smith has been recording the experiences of those who were children during the war. Through the richly diverse voices and writings of over one hundred contributors, covering a wide geographical area that goes beyond the home front, Lyn Smith has written a powerful oral history of the war as seen from a child's perspective.
'What makes these accounts so compelling is that children's experiences have in their telling a particular immediacy... a vivid and moving collection.' New Statesman
Lyn Smith has worked regularly as an oral history interviewer for the Imperial War Museum's Sound Archive for nearly 30 years. Using her own important contribution to the public archive, she has researched and written several books, including Forgotten Voices of the Holocaust and Pacifists in Action. She is also a lecturer in International Politics and International Affairs, and teaches at Regents College in London and at Webster University in St Louis, USA. Lyn Smith lives in Lewes, East Sussex.
Gillian's journey through dance is a story of passion and devotion that should be read by everyone, not just dance lovers
—— Arlene PhillipsA beautiful tale of heartbreak, talent, determination and star quality
—— Daily MailWonderfully nostalgic and magical
—— Easy LivingA charming and affecting memoir
—— Sunday Express, Books of the YearAn extraordinary tale
—— Sarah Crompton , Daily TelegraphFrom the Blitz to Sadler's Wells, this is a charming portrait of passion and dedication, set against the difficulties of war
—— Woman & HomeA captivating story beautifully told ... and what an inspiration for anyone who dreams of a life on the stage
—— Cat DeeleyDance historians will be as charmed by this sidelight on dance as ambitious girls will be inspired by Lynne's description of the dancer's life as an amalgam of "the Impossible and the Spiritual all wrapped up with a ribbon of passion
—— Iain Finlayson , The TimesSincere and unpretentious... She paints [...] a picture of austerity Britain in which ballet was a supremely glamorous career path.
—— Rupert Christiansen , Literary ReviewA charming and moving portrait of a wartime childhood and an extraordinary account of what it takes to make it on stage ... I couldn't put it down
—— Elaine PaigeAn intriguing and moving account of a young girl's balletic ambitions during wartime. Wonderfully readable, spirited and honest
—— Derek JacobiI loved this book ... her energy, enthusiasm and passion are present in every line, and her commitment to the theatre and her determination to excel make for a fascinating and thoroughly absorbing read.
—— Dame Monica Mason , Director of the Royal BalletThis is a remarkable book which I read overnight. It's gripping, touching, eye-opening and pitch perfect about a period of time almost lost from view. Gillian Lynne's tenacity's palpable from the outset. Definitely one to savour and treasure.
—— Gloria HunnifordIn A Dancer in Wartime, Gillian Lynne canters through her amazing experiences like the thoroughbred she is
—— Sir Ian McKellenA warm, affectionate portrait of the ballet world, and of success tinged with sadness
—— Sally Morris , Daily MailThrilling
—— LadyUtterly fascinating, and grippingly well-written. With extraordinary skill Wade Davis manages to weave together such disparate strands as Queen Victoria's Indian Raj, the 'Great Game' of intrigue against Russia, the horrors of the Somme, and Britain's obsession to conquer the world's highest peak
—— Alistair HorneDavis’ descriptions of the trenches – the bodies, the smell, the madness – are some of the best I’ve ever read
—— William Leith , ScotsmanSheds new light on history that we thought we knew... meticulously detailed and very readable
—— David Willetts , New StatesmanThe miracle is that there isn’t a dull page. As it moves towards its deadly climax, the story hangs together as tightly as a thriller. Into the Silence is as monumental as the mountain that soars above it; small wonder that it won the 2012 Samuel Johnson prize for non-fiction … Once you start wandering the snowy passes with Mallory and the lads, you won’t want to come down again. There can be no better way, surely, to spend a week in winter
—— Arminta Wallace , Irish TimesHe sees the climbers as haunted dreamers, harrowed by their desperate experiences in the First World War, living amid romantic dreams of Imperial grandeur and the elemental, sublime grandeur of the mountain
—— Steve Barfield , LadyThis is the awesomely researched story of Mallory, Irvine and the early Everest expeditions. It puts their efforts and motivations into the context of Empire and the first world war in a way I don’t think previous books have ever managed
—— Chris Rushby , Norfolk MagazineA vivid depiction of a monumental story…Wade Davis’ passion for the book shines through and I can only hope that his next book doesn’t take as long to write as I will certainly be reading it
—— Glynis Allen , Living North
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