Michael Foreman woke up when an incendiary bomb dropped through the roof of his Lowestoft home.

Luckily, it missed his bed by inches, bounced off the floor and exploded up the chimney.

So begins Michael's fascinating, brilliantly illustrated tale of growing up on the Suffolk frontline during World War II.

He tells how he and his friends and family coped with bombing raids and deadly doodlebugs, how gas masks were great for making rude noises, and how nothing could beat rabbit pie! ' ...vivid, humorous and touching' - "Guardian".