Ann Brough > Quotes

“The allied troops were forced farther and farther towards the English Channel, until more than 330,000 had their backs to the sea near the small town of Dunkirk. What was known as “the miracle of Dunkirk” began at the end of May in 1940, when hundreds of boats of every description crossed the channel to evacuate the soldiers waiting on the beaches of France. Many brave men were lost as they battled the enemy during the evacuation, but the”
― Ann Brough, The Bitter Sweet Life of Annie Jenkins

“Edward had always been there. Even living apart, the umbilical cord was never between mother and daughter, but between father and daughter. Dorothy somehow had never imagined life with Edward gone. Even when it was years between meetings, he was her ever-present beloved Father.”
― Ann Brough, The Welsh Guardsman: A gripping, historical family saga, based on a true story

“Then the fighting began again. Orders were received to push towards Nijmegen to secure the bridge. Days turned into weeks as the tanks fought their way further into German occupied territory,”
― Ann Brough, The Welsh Guardsman: A gripping, historical family saga, based on a true story

“Goodbye, dear Father,” she said. “I’m returning the Prussian Captain to you. I no longer need it. I have everything I need”
― Ann Brough, The Welsh Guardsman: A gripping, historical family saga, based on a true story

“They couldn’t thank the kind lady enough. She smiled and wept and thanked them for freeing her country”
― Ann Brough, The Welsh Guardsman: A gripping, historical family saga, based on a true story

“For the six years of hardship and worry. The silence lasted for several minutes after the speech had ended. People from every walk of life standing together remembering their own war stories, frozen for those few minutes in a time warp.”
― Ann Brough, The Welsh Guardsman: A gripping, historical family saga, based on a true story

“Where there are valleys, there are almost certainly mountain tops.”
― Ann Brough, The Bitter Sweet Life of Annie Jenkins

“Things never changed. The first thing after a shock or bad news was always a cup of tea. Hot and strong and sweet.”
― Ann Brough, The Welsh Guardsman: A gripping, historical family saga, based on a true story

“The crowds were crazy. Thousands and thousands of people dancing, singing, waving flags, kissing anybody in a military uniform. When Mr. Churchill began his radio address in Trafalgar Square, the crowd stood in complete silence, hanging onto every word. This was the man who had got them through the war. The man who would never let them give up. The man who had promised them victory. Yet it had come at such a price. The people standing in the crowd had all made a sacrifice, and as they stood listening to the words”
― Ann Brough, The Welsh Guardsman: A gripping, historical family saga, based on a true story

“Old people liked to talk about dead people!”
― Ann Brough, The Bitter Sweet Life of Annie Jenkins

“Everywhere they went Fred was greeting by other servicemen as Taffy, the nick name for the Welsh Guards.”
― Ann Brough, The Welsh Guardsman: A gripping, historical family saga, based on a true story

“years! Born in 1921, my mum, Dorothy,”
― Ann Brough, The Prussian Captain

“The 2nd Battalion of the Welsh Guards had the honour to be the first allied troops to enter Brussels. On September 3rd,”
― Ann Brough, The Welsh Guardsman: A gripping, historical family saga, based on a true story

“The news of Hitler’s suicide on April 30th flooded Britain like a giant sigh of relief.”
― Ann Brough, The Welsh Guardsman: A gripping, historical family saga, based on a true story

“Feisty as ever! She’d pick an argument with a cat if she thought she’d win. Well, come to think of it, when didn’t she win an argument”
― Ann Brough, The Prussian Captain

“On September 1st, Fred’s tank was among the first to enter Belgium, leading a reconnaissance group down the narrow country lane into the first small town in Belgium.”
― Ann Brough, The Welsh Guardsman: A gripping, historical family saga, based on a true story

“Always tip the people who will be taking care of you before, not after, they have been of service,” Francis had told him. Throughout his life Edward had lived by this one simple rule and had benefited beyond measure from it.”
― Ann Brough, The Welsh Guardsman: A gripping, historical family saga, based on a true story

“Battle of the Bulge they called it, and it seemed there were days when the soldiers didn’t sleep or eat.”
― Ann Brough, The Welsh Guardsman: A gripping, historical family saga, based on a true story

“Gran’s siblings were all now younger than her, so I worried about that. It was probably something to do with going to Chapel. If that was the factor, then Gran and Aunty Lizzie would live to be very old indeed.”
― Ann Brough, The Bitter Sweet Life of Annie Jenkins

“Staffordshire was called The Potteries, where all the fine china was produced for the rich and famous. Royal Doulton, Wedgwood, Minton and hundreds more factories,”
― Ann Brough, The Prussian Captain

“As we live through the COVID-19 virus crises of 2020, we are reminded”
― Ann Brough, The Bitter Sweet Life of Annie Jenkins

“You’ve been my companion since I was five years old,” she whispered through her tears. “When I was scared or un’appy, you were my friend, me connection with me father. Now I ‘ave a new champion, me real life soldier, who loves me even more than Edward did. I no longer need you, dear little Prussian Captain, so I’m giving ya back to my father.”
― Ann Brough, The Welsh Guardsman: A gripping, historical family saga, based on a true story

“Edward said. “To England. To our brave soldiers who have defeated the enemy. To victory.”
― Ann Brough, The Welsh Guardsman: A gripping, historical family saga, based on a true story

“Something old. Something new. Something borrowed. Something blue.”
― Ann Brough, The Welsh Guardsman: A gripping, historical family saga, based on a true story

“Normandy was one giant battle field as the British pushed forward. Resistance from the German army was strong as they battled for the small towns of northern France.”
― Ann Brough, The Welsh Guardsman: A gripping, historical family saga, based on a true story

“Still waters run deep, that’s what they say.”
― Ann Brough, The Bitter Sweet Life of Annie Jenkins

“There was a small gathering of people occupying the first five rows singing Abide With Me. Only Mrs. Taylor knew who she was.”
― Ann Brough, The Welsh Guardsman: A gripping, historical family saga, based on a true story

“no generation since the last world war has faced a world crises like this one. This time we cannot see our enemy, and are united, as every country works together to combat this killer virus. Not since 1918, when the Spanish Flu killed more than ten million people worldwide, have we seen every country in lockdown as the whole world grinds to a halt. We have no idea what our world will look like on the other side of this crisis, only that we will survive, and hopefully become better people because of”
― Ann Brough, The Bitter Sweet Life of Annie Jenkins

“of frayed nerves and the pick-me-up in times of grief, tragedy or joy.”
― Ann Brough, The Bitter Sweet Life of Annie Jenkins

“The cockroaches from number nine would often cross the entry”
― Ann Brough, The Welsh Guardsman: A gripping, historical family saga, based on a true story