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Teaser

Florence's P.O.V:

I'm Florence, the year is 1939, I am married with two children. I live in Britain. My husband is Jimmy and my two children are Joan and Bill - they are twins.

"Honey could you please turn the radio off?" I asked Jimmy whilst trying to dress myself.

"I can't at the moment because the primeminister is making a speach, it is something about a war outbreak." He replied back to me in a hurry so he didn't miss any of the broadcast.

Broadcast, outbreak of war with Germany, 3 September 1939

In this grave hour, perhaps the most fateful in our history, I send to every

household of my peoples, both at home and overseas, this message, spoken

with the same depth of feeling for each one of you as if I were able to cross

your threshold and speak to you myself.

For the second time in the lives of most of us we are at war. Over and over

again we have tried to find a peaceful way out of the differences between

ourselves and those who are now our enemies. But it has been in vain. We

have been forced into a conflict. For we are called, with our allies, to meet the

challenge of a principle which, if it were to prevail, would be fatal to any

civilised order in the world. 

It is the principle which permits a state, in the selfish pursuit of power, to

disregard its treaties and its solemn pledges; which sanctions the use of force,

or threat of force, against the sovereignty and independence of other states.

Such a principle, stripped of all disguise, is surely the mere primitive doctrine

that might is right; and if this principle were established throughout the world,

the freedom of our own country and of the whole British Commonwealth of

Nations would be in danger. But far more than this - the peoples of the world

would be kept in the bondage of fear, and all hopes of settled peace and of

the security of justice and liberty among nations would be ended. 

This is the ultimate issue which confronts us. For the sake of all that we

ourselves hold dear, and of the world's order and peace, it is unthinkable that

we should refuse to meet the challenge. 

It is to this high purpose that I now call my people at home and my peoples

across the seas, who will make our cause their own. I ask them to stand calm,

firm, and united in this time of trial. The task will be hard. There may be dark

days ahead, and war can no longer be confined to the battlefield. But we can

only do the right as we see the right, and reverently commit our cause to God.

If one and all we keep resolutely faithful to it, ready for whatever service or

sacrifice it may demand, then, with God's help, we shall prevail. 

May He bless and keep us all.

-As you can tell this isnt a chapter of the book it is just an introduction and a teaser for the book, this will also be used in the first chapter, which is called Seperation. This is only a snippet out of the first chapter. I know its not much but I'm trying not to give too much away as I want the readers of my book to feel as though they want to read on without being bored on the first chapter.-

Thank you, JOHN.