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Where Stands A Wingèd Sentry

Margaret Kennedy

4.3/5 ( ratings)

Most people knew in their hearts that the lid had been taken off hell, and that what had been done in Guernica would one day be done in London, Paris and Berlin.’

Margaret Kennedy’s prophetic words, written about the pre-war mood in Europe, give the tone of this riveting 1941 wartime memoir: it is Mrs Miniver with the gloves off. Her account, taken from her war diaries, conveys the tension, frustration and bewilderment of the progression of the war, and the terror of knowing that the worst is to come, but not yet knowing what the worst will be.

English bravery, confusion, stubbornness and dark humour provide the positive, more hopeful side of Kennedy’s experiences, in which she and her children move from Surrey to Cornwall, to sit out the war amidst a quietly efficient Home Guard and the most scandalous rumours. Where Stands A Wingèd Sentry was only published in the USA, and has never been published in the UK before.

The Introduction will be by Faye Hammill, Professor of English at the University of Glasgow.

Language: English

Pages: 280

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Handheld Press

Release: March 23, 2021

ISBN: 1912766388

ISBN 13: 9781912766383

Where Stands A Wingèd Sentry

Margaret Kennedy

4.3/5 ( ratings)

Most people knew in their hearts that the lid had been taken off hell, and that what had been done in Guernica would one day be done in London, Paris and Berlin.’

Margaret Kennedy’s prophetic words, written about the pre-war mood in Europe, give the tone of this riveting 1941 wartime memoir: it is Mrs Miniver with the gloves off. Her account, taken from her war diaries, conveys the tension, frustration and bewilderment of the progression of the war, and the terror of knowing that the worst is to come, but not yet knowing what the worst will be.

English bravery, confusion, stubbornness and dark humour provide the positive, more hopeful side of Kennedy’s experiences, in which she and her children move from Surrey to Cornwall, to sit out the war amidst a quietly efficient Home Guard and the most scandalous rumours. Where Stands A Wingèd Sentry was only published in the USA, and has never been published in the UK before.

The Introduction will be by Faye Hammill, Professor of English at the University of Glasgow.

Language: English

Pages: 280

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Handheld Press

Release: March 23, 2021

ISBN: 1912766388

ISBN 13: 9781912766383

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