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Margaret Kennedy was an acclaimed novelist and playwright bestknown for The Constant Nymph In this autobiographical account taken from her war diaries she conveys the tension frustration and bewilderment of the progression of the war and the terror of knowing that the worst is to come but not yet knowing what the worst will be

English bravery confusion stubbornness and dark humor provide the positive more hopeful side of her experiences in which she and her children move from Surrey to Cornwall to sit out the war amidst a quietly efficient Home Guard and the most scandalous rumors

Most people knew in their hearts that the lid had been taken off hell and that what had been done in Guernica would one day be done in London Paris and Berlin Margaret Kennedys prophetic words written about the prewar mood in Europe give the tone of this riveting 1941 wartime memoir it is Mrs Miniver with the gloves off

Where Stands A Wingd Sentry the title comes from a seventeenthcentury poem by Henry Vaughan was only published in the USA in 1942 and was never published in the UK until now