Book Launch Brings War-time to Reading

War-time Britain comes to Reading on Thursday, September 25, when Waterstones hosts the launch of Six Spoons of Sugar, the story of a London lad evacuated to Berkshire just before Hitler’s troops marched on Poland in September 1939.

Clocks will be turned back to the summer of 1944 and the Broad Street store will be decked out as if the enemy is at the door. Members of the Queen’s Regiment, fresh from the front line, GI’s from the 101st Airborne, shortly to parachute into Normandy, plus our own faithful Home Guard, will be on duty to see guests come to no harm!

Richard Holdsworth, author of Six Spoons of Sugar (the allocation under Rationing) will be on hand to sign copies of the book while re-enactors perform songs of the time and show the way to do the jive.

Call for your free ticket(s) on 0118 958 1270 or drop a line to; Waterstones Books, 89A, Broad Street, Reading RG1 2AP marking your envelope “Six Spoons Launch.”