Teddy's War
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Soon after my brothers visit, I found myself looking at two beautiful sunsets through my bedroom window. I called to Mr. Bunting, to see such an unusual site. Mr. Bunting took a quick look through the window, and said "Those aren't sunsets Teddy; the one on the right is Birmingham, and the one on the left is Coventry. Those incendiary bombs set a lot of fires." He didn't seem worried that these cities were burning, so I tried not to worry, and went to bed.
Thinking of the bombing, reminded me of the two explosions I had heard, a couple of nights ago. I walked down the road in the direction I had heard the explosions. The two huge craters were in a field of sheep, about three fields down from the Bunting's. Some of the sheep were standing inside the craters, even though there was no grass down there. "They're grieving boy" the voice came from a farmer, who had come out of a shed. I looked at the sheep, standing there with their heads down, looking into the bloodied hole. I was glad the farmer had returned to his hut.... My face was getting very wet.
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About the Book
This is my story of a little boy's life in World War II. In many ways it is like the lives of so many children who had to grow up too fast. Moving from one home to another, reinventing themselves as they go. Friends were made and lost too quickly to remember their names. Decisions had to be made without family guidance.
The fear of the nightly bombings soon subsided, and was replaced with learning to just put one foot in front of the other. Once you start reading this book, you will not be able to put it down. You will learn a lot, occasionally laugh out loud, and be moved by the raw experiences expressed.
When you get to the end, you may go back to the beginning and read it again, this time more slowly. Perhaps with a new box of tissues.
About the Author
Albert Edward Higgott {Teddy} was Born on December the third 1931 in Birmingham, England. He moved to the United States in 1967 and spent the first seven years in Boston. He then moved to Rye, New Hampshire in 1974 and presented many workshops which caused him to be a well sought after respected speaker.
Albert wrote two books, "Merlin's Book" and "The definitive Tarot." Each book receiving much praise from the publishers, who did not however publish either one. His DVD "LifeCraft Millennium" is available on Amazon. He now lives in modest retirement with his Wife in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.