Anna Goddard was born in a Kentish village, just after the Second World War to an ex-serviceman and a pastry chef. She attended the village school, then a modern secondary school, followed by a grammar school in a local town. She trained as a nurse and worked for forty years in the National Health Service, then for the Ministry of Defence at the local barracks’ medical centre, until she had a stroke and retired.
Who would have thought that growing up could be such fun? Especially in a village where you knew everyone, and we all looked out for each other. It appears with today’s hardships and crime that the fifties were the best years to be alive. It was safe to walk about the streets, even as a five-year-...
The high street is bustling with Christmas cheer, but for Jenny and Jim, the magic is just beginning. After a stop at a cozy teashop, the ordinary world transforms into something extraordinary. Talking fire hydrants, helpful lampposts, and even chatty horses become their new reality.But is it all re...