Blackouts to Bright Lights: Canadian War Bride Stories

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""Contents""; ""Prologue""; ""Oral Histories""; """"My dear young lady, do you know what you're doing?""""; """"Mother was horrified, she really was""""; """"Blackouts and no more lights!""""; """"I've never gotten over the wooden sidewalks""""; """"We can't wait until you finish milking the cows""""; """"I have to go or I will fade away to nothing""""; """"Take cover�that's a close one""""; """"We had to pitch in just like the men did""""; """"She was alive when she was put into my ambulance""""; """"Have you anything else to wear but those jodhpurs?"""" ""Contents"" ""Prologue"" ""Oral Histories"" """"My dear young lady, do you know what you're doing?"""" """"Mother was horrified, she really was"""" """"Blackouts and no more lights!"""" """"I've never gotten over the wooden sidewalks"""" """"We can't wait until you finish milking the cows"""" """"I have to go or I will fade away to nothing"""" """"Take cover�that's a close one"""" """"We had to pitch in just like the men did"""" """"She was alive when she was put into my ambulance"""" """"Have you anything else to wear but those jodhpurs?"""" """"Just imagine if you had stayed in England""""""""I'm sorry, but I just can't get on another boat!"""" """"When we woke the next morning we were in convoy"""" """"Everything that's different sort of hits you"""" """"He seemed to be all hat and tie"""" """"Goodbye London, I hope I'll see you again"""" """"Bananas and white bread were wonderful to have again''"" """"It's one of those Canadians, he's come for water"""" """"It was a bit of a shock when I came to Canada"""" """"Remember, it means you will become a Canadian"""" """"I can still see those hundreds of women"""" """"There's the Canuck holding up the bakery""""""""I thought, 'Oh God, where am I going?'"""" """"The ceiling started coming down into our ice creams"""" """"There was no question that I would go"""" """"It's all an adventure when you think about it"""" """"The only thing that gave me away was the accent"""" """"Move all the way forward, right down to the front, please"""" """"We all have that thread that runs right through us"""" """"I walked in, took one look and cried and cried"""" """"Gee, you know everything is bigger here"""" ""Personal Narratives"" """"I was blissfully unaware of what lay ahead""""""""We dropped our bikes and rolled into the ditches"""" """"Valerie? There's no Valerie here"""" """"We were afraid to go too deep into the tunnels"""" """"You lucky girl, I wish I was going with you"""" ""Epilogue""