Publisher's Synopsis
1939: War has been declared, and Britain's population is determined to Do Their Duty on the Home Front (YOUNG CRAMP FROM THE GARAGE, WHO OFFERED TO LEARN METHOD OF DEALING WITH UNEXPLODED BOMBS, HAS WITHDRAWN AFTER TEN MINUTES' INSTRUCTION ON THE GROUNDS THAT HE THINKS IT SEEMS RATHER DANGEROUS). The Provincial Lady is no exception, travelling to London (ENTIRE SKY PEPPERED WITH HUGE SILVER BARRAGE BALLOONS, WHICH LOOK LOVELY. CANNOT IMAGINE WHY THEY HAVE NOT BEEN THOUGHT OF BEFORE AND USED FOR PURELY DECORATIVE PURPOSES) to offer her authorial services to the Ministry of Information...
