Spam Tomorrow by Verily Anderson is a memoir set during World War II. It is the British author’s story of her home life during the war. Although the author does mention some darker moments including the death of loved ones and friends during the war, on the most part she keeps the narrative on the light and humorous side by sharing her experiences of how she gave birth and raised a family while bombs were dropping.

Verily’s husband Donald worked at the Department of Information for the duration, but even so they spent a great deal of time apart as Verily and her babies were sent to the safety of the country for awhile. Verily and her two daughters shared a dilapidated farmhouse with her friend Julie and her two children. They also supplemented their income by taking in various lodgers which added greatly to the humor.

Spam Tomorrow gives the reader a close look at conditions in London during the Blitz from the inconvenience of air raid shelters, lack of sleep, transportation problems, the expense of day-to-day London life as well as the underlying fear for your loved ones when apart. The light, chatty style of the author’s writing draws the reader into her world and you are indeed ready to celebrate the victory with gusto by the end of the book. ( )