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Jacky Hyams

    Hoop Skirts and Ponytails
    Hurricane
    The Spitfire Story
    • The Spitfire Story

      • 256 stron
      • 9 godzin czytania

      Published in association with Imperial War Museums, this is a fascinating anthology of first-hand stories from Spitfire heroes and heroines of World War II.

      The Spitfire Story
      4,0
    • The history of the remarkable fighter aircraft, the workhorse of the RAF, which valiantly defended the skies above Britain. With documents, letters and first-hand accounts from those who designed, built and flew it.

      Hurricane
      3,7
    • Hoop Skirts and Ponytails

      • 288 stron
      • 11 godzin czytania

      While thirteen-year-old East End schoolgirl Jacky Hyams is happily obsessed with Elvis, the country she lives in is undergoing a seismic social change. All around her, people are shaking off the drab austerity years after the Second World War. However, it is the dramatic cultural shift that sparks rifts between generations, as bewildered parents struggle to cope with the teenage rebellion against the old-fashioned attitudes. For Jacky, and so many like her, these tempting changes lead to a growing determination to break free of the traditional East End way of life.

      Hoop Skirts and Ponytails