In 1940, as Britain braced for war, a group of poor London girls were dispatched to a children's home in Ascot to escape the merciless Luftwaffe bombing.

At Englemere Wood they came under the care of the formidable but kindly Matron Doris Bailey - the Angel of Englemere - who cherished each girl as her own. 

Through first-hand accounts from the surviving girls, their stories and anecdotes shed light on life at the time - from the emotional upheaval of evacuation to adventures on the royal grounds of their new home - and the work of a woman who helped save a generation. 

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781405976510
• Author: Karen Farrington
• Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 352
• Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.2cm