This is based on my story, the life of Anne Angelo.
My childhood was full of hardships; both the climate and my father were very severe. At a very early age, I learned to fend for myself—from learning to drive a bus, to helping my brother sell whisky to the sailors in port.
When I finished high school, I was apprenticed to a chemist. After I had completed my time, Father prevented me from sitting for the examinations to qualify. How he tried to marry me off! I applied for the position of governess with a family in France and was fortunate to gain it. I was virtually taken into the family, and for three years we were inseparable. However, the effects of the depression finally forced my employer to reduce his expenses, and the grand house had to be closed.
I tried hard to obtain other employment but did not succeed. As things turned out, this was very lucky for me, for I found myself put in charge of running the house as a private hotel.
Two years later, Europe was on the brink of war. I decided I had to visit Invergordon to see my mother, and it was there that I found myself before that fateful day of 1 September 1939, when the unthinkable happened. War was declared!
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