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Rosie's War
This is the extraordinary true story of a plucky young woman and her dramatic escape from a German-run internment camp in Occupied France. Written in Rosemary's own words and completed by her daughter and son-in-law after her death, it includes photographs and documents from Rosie's incredible journey. Rosie's story moves from artistic circles in Avignon, through occupied...more
Kindle Edition, 257 pages
Published
May 18th 2011
by Michael O'Mara Books
(first published 2011)
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Rosemary Say wasn't a soldier, a spy or a resistance heroine - she was a very young British woman working as an au pair in Avignon when the Germans invaded France, who left it too late to travel home safely. Rosie's War is an account of her attempts to get back to England over the next two years, including periods of internment by the Germans in Besancon and Vittel. This as a truly fascinating story and a very easy read - I read it in two sessions over one weekend. The only downside is that the...more
Rosemary Say was an ordinary 19 year old woman, with dreams of adventure, who on the eve of the Second World War requested to work in Europe. She accepted a position in France to work as an au pair to a French family in Avignon. She was happily settled with her French family, and even though the threat of war was imminent, she disregarded the warning signs until it was too late to get back to England. Advised to try to escape via Paris, she was in the city when the Germans invaded, and unfortuna...more
I find, I often really enjoy true stories of World War Two. For me they really bring home the realities of a time that I think is hard for us now in the 21st century to properly appreciate. We live in a world now, where everything is known in an instant, where travel is easier and faster than it has ever been. This book – and many like it – remind us of a time when people could go weeks without knowing whether their loved ones were ok, making a phone call or sending a telegram was an involved pr...more
This book does exactly what it says on the tin; it gives you Rose’s War. If you’re looking for a book full of WWII facts, then this isn’t it. However, if you looking for a personal take on how it was to survive those dark days the Rosie is your gal.
Rosemary Say, or Pat as she is affectionately known is a young English girl working as an Au Pair in Avignon, France.
This book recounts Rosie’s story as she is imprisoned in a German Nazi POW camp in occupied France and her subsequent long escape bac...more
Rosemary Say, or Pat as she is affectionately known is a young English girl working as an Au Pair in Avignon, France.
This book recounts Rosie’s story as she is imprisoned in a German Nazi POW camp in occupied France and her subsequent long escape bac...more
I LOVED this book. Rosie's memoirs are quite naive, and she seemed to be oblivious of much of the worst suffering that was going on around her while she was in the camps. She comes across as an incredibly upbeat and positive person, indeed even when she must have been near starving, and freezing in the camp at Besanҫon, she still notes how she liked to exercise and play tennis and other games to keep busy. Rosemary is an extremely likeable character, and although, she was by no means one of the...more
For some reason I am always fascinated by how ordinary people cope in the extrodinary conditions of war. This is a quick read and for that reason its easy to assume that the whole thing is a jolly hockey sticks escapade but that I think is the deceptive effect of the light tone. The story moves from a semi-normal life albeit in a country at war. She then witnesses the German entry into Paris, is interned as an enemy alien and eventully escapes and makes her way through Vichy France to the south...more
i wasn't to keen on this book as it was a free be on the kindle so i thought i'd try this!
to darn right i tried and loved it to bits!
this book really did educate me a hell of a lot and i loved the characters in it!
this i think is based on a true story and i cannot believe how much that woman has been through!
love this book although it did faulter in places but it still truly made me love rosie a lot!
to darn right i tried and loved it to bits!
this book really did educate me a hell of a lot and i loved the characters in it!
this i think is based on a true story and i cannot believe how much that woman has been through!
love this book although it did faulter in places but it still truly made me love rosie a lot!
Fully enjoyed this book as an entertaining read. Add in to the mix that it's a true story and it becomes a recommended read, for me.
Fascinating to read of life in occupied France during WW2 and good to be reminded that the senior people around us often have interesting real life stories to tell.
Fascinating to read of life in occupied France during WW2 and good to be reminded that the senior people around us often have interesting real life stories to tell.
This book serves as a fascinating real-life insight into one woman's experiences of the second World War. Rosemary, or 'Pat' as she was more informally known, moved to France before the war to work as an aupair but left it too late to get out of France before the Germans invaded.
The book tells her story of the long journey back home, detailing the horrific conditions in prison and her memories of those who helped her along the way. An interesting read definately, but somewhat lacking in a real e...more
The book tells her story of the long journey back home, detailing the horrific conditions in prison and her memories of those who helped her along the way. An interesting read definately, but somewhat lacking in a real e...more
I enjoyed reading this, however at times the reaction to the horrors of the war seem blasé at times. Perhaps is it because time nulls the bad bits.
Jul 23, 2011
Noel Holland
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As I wrote the book I can't rate it but I am very proud of having written it and of my mum for having told me the story.
Rather plodding..pace did up a little on the great escape so just an ok read :(
DIRE!!!! I really disliked this book, boring and dull
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