A War Bride's Memoirs

<p>My Mother Audrey Brown kept journals and later wrote down her memoirs. Aside from the fact that she is a very good writer the circumstances make for an interesting story and a good read. Born right after the end of World War 1 she spent her childhood in a London not fully recovered from war and with little time to breathe sensing another on its way. Without intending to give a comprehensive picture of life in London at the time she succeeds in painting a picture of what it must have been and felt like. The war comes and Audrey describes life in a country under attack. During the war she meets an American serviceman Jake Brown who she marries. After the war having not seen her husband for almost a year leaving her family and friends behind Audrey sailed with 400 other war brides to America. First impressions of America traveling by train to the West Coast a reunion with her husband and settling into life in Washington State finish out her memoirs.</p>