A Little House in War Time

In this intimate chronicle the listener is taken into a modest Georgian house perched on Surrey heights as the first year of the great war unfolds. Through letters, kitchen conversations and garden labour the family records ordinary joys—roses blooming, tea poured, children’s games—while the distant thunder of artillery shapes their hopes and worries. The narrative balances the strain of news from the front with moments of genuine laughter, capturing how a household strives to keep life readable and bright amid uncertainty.

The prose drifts like the scent of heather and pine that fills the terrace, painting vivid pictures of delphiniums, campanulas and the steady rhythm of daily chores. Listeners will hear the mix of quiet resignation and stubborn optimism that defined a nation under strain, feeling the gentle humor that steadies a household. It is a portrait of a single home that mirrors a larger story of perseverance, all without ever leaving the garden gate.