Blackouts to Bright Lights: Canadian War Bride Stories

by Barbara Ladouceur, Phyllis Spence (Editor)

Overview

In this bestseller, thirty-six Canadian war brides recount their early lives, their involvement in wartime duties, the magical-funny moments when they met their Canadian husbands-to-be and their journeys from Britain to Canada. The stories convey courage and humour: qualities that carried the war brides through the difficult war years and that contribute to lively reading today. Includes fifty photos.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780921870333
Publisher:	Ronsdale Press
Publication date:	04/16/1995
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	314
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Barbara Ladouceur is a freelance writer based in Victoria, BC. She has a special interest in women&146;s oral history and teaches Women&146;s Studies at the University of Victoria.

Phyllis Spence studied sociology and psychology at the University of Victoria, graduating in 1989. While at the university she became interested in oral histories and this eventually led to her collaboration in the bestseller, Blackouts to Bright Lights: Canadian War Bride Stories. Spence works in a hospital staffing department and in an evening program for seniors in Victoria, BC.