David Merron Books

A powerful memoir of a young boy's evacuation from the East End of London during World War II. As Hitler's bombs threatened London during World War Two, eight-year-old David Merron was removed from his family and close-knit Jewish community in the East End and evacuated to the safety of the English countryside. Placed into the car of strangers, life was sometimes unpredictable and lonely. But, with time, the rural world became an exciting adventure playground in which he flourished. Set against a dramatic wartime backdrop, "Goodbye East End" is about the conflict between a London boy's unexpected love of the countryside and his guilt about not missing home as much as he might. It's the moving story of a childhood experience that changed a young boy's life forever.

Set in the late Sixties, the story follows Kate, who seeks an escape from the sectarian tensions of Belfast by volunteering at a kibbutz in Israel. There, she develops feelings for Amos, a family man who is soon conscripted into the army when the Six-Day War breaks out. Amidst the chaos, Kate forms a bond with his wife, Miriam, highlighting themes of love, conflict, and the complexities of human relationships during turbulent times.