{"product_id":"marjorie-her-war-years-9781459741669","title":"Marjorie Her War Years","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHer family broken apart and her identity taken away, she had to forget her past in order to face her future. But forgetting isn't forever.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaken from their mother's care and deported from England to the colonies, ten-year-old Marjorie Arnison and her nine-year-old brother, Kenny, were sent to the Prince of Wales Fairbridge Farm School on Vancouver Island in September 1937. Their eight-year-old sister, Audrey, followed the next August. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarjorie''s new home was on an isolated farm  a cottage she shared with at least ten other girls and a cottage mother at the head, who had complete control over her children. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSurvival required sticking to bare essentials. Marjorie had to accept a loss, which was difficult to forgive. Turning inward, she would find strength to pull her through, but she had to lock away her memories in order to endure her new life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarjorie was well into her senior years before those memories resurfaced.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn important book because it exposes the dark side of “civilized” society, as it reveals the strength of the human heart to rise above that darkness. * Rex Weyler, author of Blood of the Land and Greenpeace: The Inside Story *\u003cbr\u003eMarjorie’s memoir is important in helping us all to remember a time not too long ago when the ties which bind us became lost to Governments. This is a powerful reminder of the consequences of child migration. * Dr. Margaret Humphreys CBE, OAM *\u003cbr\u003eA testament to the human spirit, to resilience and reconciliation. * The Ormsby Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction: There Is No One More Vulnerable Than a Child\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 1: Winifred’s Children\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 2: A Difficult Year\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 3:Bunny's Birthday\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 4: Exiled: A One-Way Ticket to Nowhere\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 5 : I Ain't Gonna Be a Farmer's Wife\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 6: A Partial Eclipse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 7: Little Farmers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 8: Off to Fintry: Now What Did I Do Wrong?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 9: A Bad Home Is Better Than Any Institution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 10: Fintry or Fairbridge?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 11: For Now and Evermore\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 12: I Think I Can … Make it …\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 13: Bullies! It's Not Fair!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 14:Christmas Eve: Survival Is the Most Important Thing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 15: Why Would I Go Back? My Country Didn't Want Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfterword (Afterwards): Peace in Marjorie's Senior Years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix A: Fairbridge the Founder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhoto Credits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Dundurn Group Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48885718057303,"sku":"9781459741669","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/marjorie-her-war-years-9781459741669","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}