It brings to life a time of particular fashion, patterns for creating dresses and outfits in the home, and only a few cars available. Jackie writes honestly with a distinctive accuracy for a long period of her life. She also writes movingly of her family background and its effect on her life choices in a vivid style which kept me engaged throughout the book. On the other hand this book has much about her training as an army officer, with command challenges and emergency training. While not quite chaperoned, the sexes are not expected to mingle informally and are trained on separate sites for different lengths of time. On one level hers is a ladylike existence, with heels and gloves, hats and relatively formal dresses for special occasions. The fact that it takes place as the nineteen sixties are getting established with all the change to women’s options and lifestyles. This is a book of a woman with two elements to her life a life of family, friends and loves, and the drama, excitement and challenge of training as an officer in the Women’s Royal Army Corps.
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