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New Book
On 1 September 1939 the largest mass evacuation in British History began.
Over the course of the next six years some 3.5 million mothers and children were affected.
Their story is not of one group but is made up of individual tales of excitement,
happiness, heartbreak, fear, love, loyalty that have left an enduring legacy of wartime evacuation.
This book captures the stories of what happened to some of those children when
they returned home after weeks, months or even years away from home.
Published March 2011 by Simon & Schuster
Summers offers a well-rounded portrait of the evacuee experience...
The use of interviews, written accounts and memoirs makes for
compelling reading. It is another excellent example of oral history.
The Bookseller, October 2010
Striking, often heart-warming, but sometimes tragic... They are stories that touch us all, even today.
Daily Mail
Summers’ engaging book makes compelling reading
BBC Who Do You Think You Are Magazine
Just re-read "my story" and am so impressed with how cleverly you wrote it all, thank you so much.
Mary Michael, a contributor to Stranger in the House
