Karen’s memories of post-war England unfold through a child’s eyes as she returns to Dover in present day. Her early years in Herne Bay reveal a spirited five-year-old who embarked on her first escape to the sea. Against the backdrop of post-war recovery, young Karen’s adventurous nature emerges as a defining characteristic that would shape her entire life.
A Grand Escape to the Sea
You Were There, Karen Beth
Take an unexpected side trip to Brittany, France with Karen Downing Ripley and her partner, Burt Spoerl, during the 80th Anniversary of WWII and the City of Plelo’s Liberation.
Learn how Americans and Pleotins share the DNA of WWII.
Take an unexpected side trip to Brittany, France with Karen Downing Ripley and her partner, Burt Spoerl, during the 80th Anniversary of WWII and the City of Plelo’s Liberation.
Learn how Americans and Pleotins share the DNA of WWII.
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