The real-life saga of the experiences of the Pushman family in World War II is related here by the eldest daughter, Muriel. The characters of each member of the large family and its staff and life on the farm in the Surrey Downs are recounted with charm and candor. The journey they make over the six years of war is captured vividly through various incidents, both traumatic and mundane, including illnesses, the coming of the evacuees, marriages, births, air raids, and war work. Illustrated with family photographs, this book gives the reader a rare and personal glimpse into both the changing role of women and civilian life throughout these troubled years of one family's private experience in World War II.