Tea and Biscuit Girls

By nightfall a sweltering day in September 1940 would turn London into hell. Frightening waves of the German Luftwaffe flew over the city dropping tons of bombs. The city turned into a deadly inferno as terrified citizens huddled in air raid shelters.After weeks of the raids Mary Elizabeth ONeill became quiet and withdrawn which caused her parents to worry. They decided to send Mary and her 16 year old sister Katie to Scotland for their safety and sanity.Uncle Will and Aunt Maggie welcomed the girls with open arms but only Mary adjusted readily to country life. Katie was miserable. Her dreams of furthering her education were squashed and she found herself working like a slave on her uncles farm. Only Jenny Monroes friendship saved her.Both friends left the farm at 18 and joined the Womens Auxiliary Air Force. Katie would marry an RAF pilot. Jane would marry an American. Its their girlhood friendship which saves them through lifes trials during a horrible war.