The Bomb Girls (2015)
“Though their farewell was tearful, both Elsie and Tommy knew it could have been a lot worse – at least he wasn’t in prison with a death sentence hanging over him. And Elsie, after some happy and relaxed time with her husband and son, was a picture of health again.
‘Sweetheart, are you really well enough to go back to work at the Phoenix?’ Tommy fretted.
‘I’m a lot better than I was!’ she laughed. ‘Anyway, if you’re doing your bit, fighting the Eyeties, I can do mine by filling shells to end the... war,’ she answered robustly.
‘And what about our little lad?’ said Tommy as he cradled Jonty in his arms.
‘He’ll be fine. He’s got a place at the Phoenix day nursery, so he’ll be close to me, and there’s your mum too – best of all worlds!’ Elsie answered with a happy smile. ‘Little Esther was pushing him around yesterday and I heard her telling everybody he was her little brother!’ For all their brave words and determination, Elsie and Tommy clung onto each other at Clitheroe station on the morning of Tommy’s return to his battalion.MoreLess
‘Sweetheart, are you really well enough to go back to work at the Phoenix?’ Tommy fretted.
‘I’m a lot better than I was!’ she laughed. ‘Anyway, if you’re doing your bit, fighting the Eyeties, I can do mine by filling shells to end the... war,’ she answered robustly.
‘And what about our little lad?’ said Tommy as he cradled Jonty in his arms.
‘He’ll be fine. He’s got a place at the Phoenix day nursery, so he’ll be close to me, and there’s your mum too – best of all worlds!’ Elsie answered with a happy smile. ‘Little Esther was pushing him around yesterday and I heard her telling everybody he was her little brother!’ For all their brave words and determination, Elsie and Tommy clung onto each other at Clitheroe station on the morning of Tommy’s return to his battalion.MoreLess
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