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'In World War Two evacuation was often more frightening for a child than the air-raids from which he was being saved, so it is surprising and delightful to read a positive account of the experience. Frisby has done something difficult: he has made good times and good people more fun to read about than any melodrama, in a book that leaves one feeling grateful and happy' Diana Athill 'Frisby has written a heart-warming account of his life as a 'vacky" Daily Telegraph 'A lovely, lovely book' randomjottings.typepad.com
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'When you get there', our mum said, 'you find out your new address and you write it on the card. Then you post it at once. Now, the code. Our secret code ...You know how to write a kiss? Well, put one kiss if it's horrible and I'll come straight there and bring you back home. You put two kisses if it's all right. And three kisses if it's really nice. D'you see? Then I'll know' 13 June, 1940. Carefully labelled, and each clutching little brown suitcases, Terry, aged seven, and his elder brother Jack, eleven, stand amid the throng of children which crowds the narrow platform at Welling station awaiting the steam engine which will pull them and their fellow evacuees across the country towards their unknown destination - and their new lives...Warm-hearted and moving, "Kisses on a Postcard" is a vivid and intimate portrait of our wartime history; a compelling and uplifting memoir of growing up in an extraordinary time.
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47 of 48 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Playwright, actor and director Terence Frisby's most famous play is There's a Girl in My Soup, the West End's longest running comedy. He and older brother Jack, aged seven and eleven respectively, were WWII evacuees, in the Cornish hamlet of Doublebois, where they lived with `Uncle Jack', a former Welsh miner with good old-Labour views, and his warm-hearted wife `Auntie Rose'.
The brothers remained in Cornwall for three years, and fully entered the rural life there, whose outstanding personalities ranged from Miss Polmanor, a starchy Wesleyan Methodist, to Miss Polmanor's charge Elsie, a highly sexualised teenager, who succeeded in getting herself impregnated by one of the many American GI's billeted here throughout the course of the war.
As a kind of watermark permeating the whole living texture of this charming wartime memoir is the benign presence of Uncle Jack and Auntie Rose, two very warm-hearted, gentle and generous people, for whom Jack and Terry's well-being is uppermost - one imagines not automatically the fate of child evacuees in wartime.
The story has previous incarnations as a play, Just Remember Two Things: It's Not Fair and Don't Be Late, and as a stage musical based on that play.
What critics and bloggers have said:
`Terence Frisby has done something difficult: he has made good times and good people more fun to read about than any melodrama, in a book that leaves one feeling grateful and happy.' Diana Athill
`I will say it again, a lovely lovely lovely book.' Random Jottings of a Book and Opera Lover
`Frisby's book is an antidote to those misery memoirs which crop up everywhere.' `I predict a classic.' Stuck in a Book
`Perhaps the best sign of how enchanting this book was to me, I didn't want it to end.' Banter Basement
Kisses on a Postcard is a real treasure; it's told with love and fondness and humour and I never normally read memoirs by men so it's been refreshing and illuminating to have a male point of view on childhood for once. It really is a wonderful book that shows the tenacity and generosity of the human spirit, and I highly recommend it. Book Snob
This is a lovely book. I felt lonely when I'd finished it...Auntie Rose and Uncle Jack finished me off. I needed a hanky.... What a lovely book. T Frisby and I worked together on Playschool long years ago...but it's just the sort of book I LOVE so thanks... Phyllida Law
The brothers remained in Cornwall for three years, and fully entered the rural life there, whose outstanding personalities ranged from Miss Polmanor, a starchy Wesleyan Methodist, to Miss Polmanor's charge Elsie, a highly sexualised teenager, who succeeded in getting herself impregnated by one of the many American GI's billeted here throughout the course of the war.
As a kind of watermark permeating the whole living texture of this charming wartime memoir is the benign presence of Uncle Jack and Auntie Rose, two very warm-hearted, gentle and generous people, for whom Jack and Terry's well-being is uppermost - one imagines not automatically the fate of child evacuees in wartime.
The story has previous incarnations as a play, Just Remember Two Things: It's Not Fair and Don't Be Late, and as a stage musical based on that play.
What critics and bloggers have said:
`Terence Frisby has done something difficult: he has made good times and good people more fun to read about than any melodrama, in a book that leaves one feeling grateful and happy.' Diana Athill
`I will say it again, a lovely lovely lovely book.' Random Jottings of a Book and Opera Lover
`Frisby's book is an antidote to those misery memoirs which crop up everywhere.' `I predict a classic.' Stuck in a Book
`Perhaps the best sign of how enchanting this book was to me, I didn't want it to end.' Banter Basement
Kisses on a Postcard is a real treasure; it's told with love and fondness and humour and I never normally read memoirs by men so it's been refreshing and illuminating to have a male point of view on childhood for once. It really is a wonderful book that shows the tenacity and generosity of the human spirit, and I highly recommend it. Book Snob
This is a lovely book. I felt lonely when I'd finished it...Auntie Rose and Uncle Jack finished me off. I needed a hanky.... What a lovely book. T Frisby and I worked together on Playschool long years ago...but it's just the sort of book I LOVE so thanks... Phyllida Law
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Kisses on a Postcard is a true account of the experiences of Terence and his brother Jack during their evacuation to Cornwall from London during World war 2.
The evacuees soon start their own war against the local children and their story is both funny and moving.
They quickly learn the ways of the countryside, while Elsie from the end cottage willingly broadens their knowledge of the birds and the bees. This is a brilliant account of an event that we hope will never be repeated.
The title refers to a clever code devised by their Mother. Kisses on a postcard sent home denoted that they were well treated, while no kisses meant they wanted to come home. Fortunately Terence drew a whole ring of kisses around his postcard.
Bill Sutton Coventry.
The evacuees soon start their own war against the local children and their story is both funny and moving.
They quickly learn the ways of the countryside, while Elsie from the end cottage willingly broadens their knowledge of the birds and the bees. This is a brilliant account of an event that we hope will never be repeated.
The title refers to a clever code devised by their Mother. Kisses on a postcard sent home denoted that they were well treated, while no kisses meant they wanted to come home. Fortunately Terence drew a whole ring of kisses around his postcard.
Bill Sutton Coventry.
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The story of two evacuee children during the Second World War. The author and his brother Jack are sent to the tiny Cornish hamlet of Doublebois, where they enjoy three wonderful years being looked after by 'Uncle Jack' and 'Auntie Rose'. This is a wonderfully warm account of those times, and an experience almost to be envied from the window of modern life, despite the reminders of the realities of war. No 7 Railway Cottages seems an infinitely wonderful place to be, proving that things don't have to glitter to be gold. Loved this book, and can't wait to see the promised musical. Why Kisses on a Postcard? I won't spoil it for you. Read the book and find out!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
A truly authentic read.
Brothers Jack and Terence (the author) were evacuated in 1940 to rural Cornwall where they are cared for by a wise and compassionate Welsh couple, Aunty Rose and Uncle Jack who... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Hils T
Children affected by war in the UK
This story relates to the apprehension felt by countless children who were evacuated from the cities to rual areas during WW 2. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mr. James W. Coles
Kisses On A Postcard Review
Enjoyed this book, Mainly for it`s local interest and also a good "light" entertaining easy read. Anyone with an Interest in WW2 in Cornwall or evacuees experiences in general... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mr. A. M. Greening
Kisses on a Postcard
A poignant wartime story which brings back many memories of that time in my life.
A recommended read for young people today who cannot begin to understand what life at that... Read more
A recommended read for young people today who cannot begin to understand what life at that... Read more
Published 7 months ago by B. J. Tucker
Easy Reading
The story was easy to read and maintained your interest. It was great to read that the evacuees had a lovely couple to look after them and interesting to read of their adventures... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Wendy
CHILDHOOD RECALLED
A DELIGHTFUL TRUE STORY OF CHILDREN EVACUATED FROM LONDON TO CORNWALL DURING THE WAR (ww2). GROWING UP IN WARTIME COUNTRYSIDE, SURVIVING A BOMBING RAID ON THE SOUTH COAST, CURIOUS... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Juanita
Wartime childhood
Intersting book as a present for my mother, my husband also was born near the end of the war, so understands this time. Easy to read.
Published 7 months ago by caravan lady
wartime story
This is a true story about two brothers who were evacuated to the country during world war two. I was six when the war started and it brought back many memories some good and... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Patricia
Nostalgic
Lovely read. Would bring back alot of memories for people who lived through that time. The book was sometimes funny and at times, sad.
Published 10 months ago by Nancy
A great read, very easy going, recommended.
This a great book that is easy to pick up and read without being too taxing on the brain. Great story with some scenes that conjure up images in your mind you can relate too.
Published 14 months ago by A Reader
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