Duncan Barrett (Author of GI Brides)

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Duncan Barrett

欧宝娱乐 Author

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in London, The United Kingdom

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Biographies & Memoirs, History, Entertainment

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October 2010

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Duncan grew up in London and read English at Jesus College, Cambridge. He is the editor of Ronald Skirth's First World War memoir The Reluctant Tommy (Macmillan, 2010) and co-author of Star Trek: The Human Frontier (Polity, 2000) and Zippy and Me: The Remarkable Life in Puppets of Rainbow's Ronnie Le Drew (forthcoming, 2011). He also works as an actor and occasional theatre director. ...more

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Farewell to Glad

Last month, we were finally able to say a proper goodbye to Gladys, one of our original Sugar Girls as well as an irreplaceable friend. Since the pandemic meant it wasn鈥檛 possible to have a public funeral when Glad died in March, her family had decided to wait until now to organise a get-together to celebrate her life, and to scatter her ashes.聽

We gathered at the Golden Fleece, on the edge of Wans

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	GI Brides: The Wartime Girls Who Crossed the Atlantic for Love by Duncan Barrett (欧宝娱乐 Author), Nuala Calvi 3.90 avg rating — 3,534 ratings — published 2013 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sugar Girls: Tales of Hardship, Love and Happiness in Tate & Lyle鈥檚 East End by Duncan Barrett (欧宝娱乐 Author), Nuala Calvi 3.85 avg rating — 1,162 ratings — published 2012 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Girls Who Went to War: Heroism, heartache and happiness in the wartime women鈥檚 forces by Duncan Barrett (欧宝娱乐 Author), Calvi 4.09 avg rating — 290 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When The Germans Came 4.40 avg rating — 257 ratings — published 2018 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sugar Girls - Joan鈥檚 Story: Tales of Hardship, Love and Happiness in Tate & Lyle鈥檚 East End by Duncan Barrett (欧宝娱乐 Author), Nuala Calvi 4.18 avg rating — 219 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jessie鈥檚 Story: Heroism, heartache and happiness in the wartime women鈥檚 forces (The Girls Who Went to War, Book 1) by Duncan Barrett (欧宝娱乐 Author), Nuala Calvi 4.10 avg rating — 219 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sugar Girls 鈥� Ethel鈥檚 Story: Tales of Hardship, Love and Happiness in Tate & Lyle鈥檚 East End by Duncan Barrett (欧宝娱乐 Author), Nuala Calvi 3.99 avg rating — 171 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Margery鈥檚 Story: Heroism, heartache and happiness in the wartime women鈥檚 forces (The Girls Who Went to War, Book 2) by Duncan Barrett (欧宝娱乐 Author), Calvi 4.06 avg rating — 157 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	GI BRIDES 鈥� June鈥檚 Story: Exclusive Bonus Ebook by Duncan Barrett (欧宝娱乐 Author), Calvi 4.03 avg rating — 154 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sugar Girls - Gladys鈥檚 Story: Tales of Hardship, Love and Happiness in Tate & Lyle鈥檚 East End by Duncan Barrett (欧宝娱乐 Author), Nuala Calvi 4.20 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Shattered Lens: A War Photographer's True Story of Captivity and Survival in Syria

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“knuckle”
― Duncan Barrett, Jessie鈥檚 Story: Heroism, heartache and happiness in the wartime women鈥檚 forces

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“cost to educate”
― Duncan Barrett, GI Brides: The Wartime Girls Who Crossed the Atlantic for Love

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“Her time in America hadn't been easy, but with her husband at her side she felt truly happy.”
― Duncan Barrett, GI Brides: The Wartime Girls Who Crossed the Atlantic for Love

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