Katherine Dewar has been awarded the 2022 Publication of the Year by the PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation for her book We'll Meet Again: Prince Edward Island Women of the Second World War. Published by Island Studies Press at UPEI, the book shares the incredible stories of women from PEI who served in the Second World War, from fire-watching during bombing raids in blacked-out London to surviving the sinking of a transport ship in the Mediterranean.

Drawn from interviews, diaries, letters, community histories, and archival research, Dewar demonstrates how the on- and off-duty experiences these women had in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Canadian Army Medical Corps, the South African Military Nursing Service, and Red Cross tested their stamina, courage, and compassion. An appendix lists over 700 women from PEI who served in the Second World War, many of whom had never left the Island before attending basic training. They welcomed their new roles and responsibilities as cooks, drivers, nurses, writers, parachute packers, and entertainers. Many made lifelong friendships. A few of them even found love. After their return, many women continued to serve as public health nurses, dieticians, homemakers, and volunteers, making a lasting contribution to their communities. 

Copies are still available at the Bookmark in Charlottetown and will be back in stock elsewhere in late March. Congratulations Katherine and Island Studies Press!