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Crocodiles, Cakes and the Queen's Petticoats

The WI Memoir Journal Volume 1

Publication December 2011

From the austerity of the post-war years to the influence of teachers and mentors, from early wonder at overseas travel to the challenge of developing careers, this precious collection gives us invaluable insights into the lives of women over the past 80 years. Family customs and secrets, love, separation and loss, all play their part in some particularly poignant tales. It is a treasure trove to read. 

“I was moved to laughter and tears by these extraordinary stories of ordinary lives,”Lucy Cavendish, novelist and co-founder, Queenbee Press

 “The WI members who took part in the Women’s Memoirs truly embody the WI strap line ‘Inspiring Women,” Ruth Bond, Chair of the NFWI

 Published in collaboration with The Contemporary Women Writers’ Club