"Well what an evening you gave us last night. The feedback was tremendous - it was so informative, interesting and entertaining - thank you so much once again.”
Helen Lewis, Whitchurch WI
Joanna Foat is available for public talks on The Lumberjills at corporate events, festivals, schools, colleges & Women's Institute meetings. She has been interviewed on BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour, BBC South Today, the BBCs Great British Menu and Channel 5's Walking Wartime Britain. Please get in touch if you would like to invite Joanna to talk, please visit the contact page.
2nd October 2024 - Shamley Green WI, Surrey
7th October 2024 - Bagshot and Chobham Ridges WI, Surrey
8th October 2024 - Oakley & Deane WI, Hampshire
16th October 2024 - Sullington Windmills WI, West Sussex
24th October 2024 - Royal Southampton Yacht Club, Hampshire
26th October 2024 - The Guildford Institute, Surrey
20th November 2024 - East Yorkshire Roses Virtual WI, Yorkshire
28th November 2024 - Milford on Sea Historical Records Society, Hampshire
March - September 2024 - Lumberjills Exhibition, Dalby Forest
16th July 2024 - Probus Club East Grinstead, East Sussex
30th, 31st July and 1st August 2024 - New Forest and Hampshire County Show
3rd September 2024 - Selbourne WI, Surrey
4th September 2024 - Onslow Village WI, Surrey
5th September 2024 - Wisborough Green Evening WI, West Sussex
"Thank you so much for coming over to Long Sutton last week and entertaining our WI with your interesting and amusing talk on the Lumberjills. You certainly got a big tick from all of us. Rest assured those amazing women will not be forgotten by this WI. With best wishes."
Mary Lou Warren, Long Sutton WI
“It's wonderful to read these stories of the women who contributed so much to the war effort but were then forgotten about.
Thanks to Joanna's perseverance and determination, they are now being rightly honoured and remembered.”
"The Lumberjills Britains Forgotton Army is a true story full of anecdotes about the girls doing their bit during the Second World War, reminding us of the incredible hard work they undertook helping to keep Britain Safe.”
“Joanna Foat’s characters
are brilliantly drawn and so
wonderfully written, readers will end up missing them when they turn the last page.
Written with style, flair and heart, this evocative, entertaining and gloriously readable historical novel is a delight from beginning to end and I look forward to reading more books from Joanna Foat.”
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