This is a true and compelling, extremely heart-rendering, factual account of growing up in an impoverished family in the Welsh valleys.An epic journey and adventures make a compelling narrative where the main character, Chrissie, comes across as an original and refreshing voice that is very attractive and appealing.A frank and honest account, her life and love told against the backdrop of the Second World War and the turbulent years thereafter.These factual experiences are very much from the female perspective, allowing sensitive insights into the trials and restraints placed upon women at that time as we see life through the eyes