If These Walls
In the 1940s, during a post-war housing crisis, an extraordinary feat took place in Moncton, New Brunswick. A local construction company, at the direction of Wartime Housing Limited, raised two hundred homes in record time, to give homes to the soldiers returning from war and to other locals in need. If These Walls follows the families who built and moved into those homes, and through their stories shows how stable housing lays a foundation for generational safety and health in families and in broader communities—a surprisingly relevant and moving message today.
If These Walls is a love letter to Moncton, and to the incredible post-war spirit that built a neighbourhood from nothing.
Story-teller Susan White ignites and satisfies the reader’s curiosity, unravelling a decades‐long tale of two families. A blend of fact and fiction, the story of Moncton’s tragedies and triumphs is fascinating backdrop for a family’s births and deaths, struggles and joys. Filled with warmth, resilience and courage, If These Walls is a timely novel for today’s stressful world.