SynJon Books

07/08/2025

Read more diary entries in the Diary of John Teague: Air Raids and RAF Days

Available in paperback and Kindle via Amazon.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Air-Raids-RAF.../dp/0904373266/
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Air-Raids-RAF.../dp/B0F3N7Q3X1/

And from any good bookstore
https://www.waterstones.com/.../helen-allinson/9780904373264



Della Judd My Grandad's WW2 diary

04/07/2025

2 years ago I wrote and published my career coaching book - Get the job you really want - in a post-pandemic world. I could not have done it without the help of Karen Williams - my book mentor.

This year I got her support again when we published My Grandad's WW2 diary - Air Raids and RAF Days.

If you are a who has something to share with the world then Karen is running a summer writing sprint to help you to get started. She is running 2 free webinars where you can find out more, and you can attend the one that works best for you:

Wednesday 9 July, 7-8pm BST (2-3pm Eastern)
Thursday 10 July, 12-1pm BST (7-8am Eastern)

👉 You can find out more here: https://jyfb8y29h3051zi.krtra.com/t/42efPsacum9c

25/06/2025

A snippet of my recent interview with Danni from Conscious Dreams Publishing

19/06/2025

Looking forward to supporting this event in - my Grandad’s old stomping ground!

https://brockleysociety.org.uk/

https://brockleysociety.org.uk/hilly-fields-midsummer-fayre/

11/06/2025

Wondering what to get for Father's Day? Our latest book would make a lovely gift for any World War 2 enthusiasts. It is a fabulous read, recounting my Grandad's RAF experiences.

Available on Amazon and via all good bookshops.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Air-Raids-RAF-Days-First-hand/dp/0904373266/

Free returns are available for the shipping address you chose. For a full refund with no deduction for return shipping, you can return the item for any reason in new and unused condition.

08/06/2025

Happy Father's Day to all the fathers and grandfathers out there!

Picture of my Grandfather, John Teague

06/06/2025

Today marks the 81st anniversary of D Day

June 6, 1944 British, US, and Canadian troops successfully land on the Normandy beaches of France, opening a “Second Front” against the Germans. ( D DAY)

Today a tribute sculpture was unveiled at the former RAF Harwell airbase.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly36yq1yzzo

The Horsa Sculpture is inspired by the wooden gliders which flew on the night before D-Day

05/06/2025

A wonderful, first-hand account of the lives of ordinary people during the Second World War

No great drama or histrionics, sometimes even a bit mundane; just an honest reflection of the everyday heroism of ordinary people living in the most challenging of times. The interesting insight into the work of a librarian, through the transition into wartime, the horror of the blitz, the importance of the work of RAF ground-staff, the skill, the boredom and the shenanigans. This book made me wonder, laugh, cry and also taught me a great deal about the area of South East London where my family also lived during the war.

02/06/2025

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Air-Raids-RAF-Days-First-hand/dp/0904373266/

26/05/2025

Delighted to receive this wonderful testimonial!
'The book is an absolute gem, very readable. It gives such a clear picture of his family and circumstances. I love his style. He comes across as such a jaunty confident young man, down to earth and a good son. It's wonderful that he stuck to his determination to train as a librarian and had such a successful career.'
Have you ordered the book yet? You can get it from Amazon and all good book stores!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Air-Raids-RAF.../dp/0904373266/

WW2History My Grandad's WW2 diary

22/05/2025

Find out more about our why we published Air Raids and RAF Days!

20/05/2025

One of the stories that threads its way through the diaries and letters of the book is that of John’s sister Ida Teague.

Ida was a bit of a tearaway compared to my studious grandfather. She stayed out all night, much to the shock of her parents. Later, she married a Canadian service man and left for Canada. As the story reveals itself we discover that all was not well in that relationship, eventually she divorced him and married another Canadian, Bob.

Here they are at their wedding!

You can read the whole story in the diaries which are available now:

RAF Days and RAF Raids: First-hand Memories of the Blitz, the War and the Aftermath



Grandad's WW2 diary Della Judd - Changing the way we work