Lindsey German speaks to Merilyn Moos about the lives and politics of her family and her as outlined in her recently published memoir Living with Shadows

Living with Shadows is available to buy here

Beaten But Not Defeated: Siegfried Moos – A German anti-Nazi who settled in Britain is available to buy here

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Lindsey German

As national convenor of the Stop the War Coalition, Lindsey was a key organiser of the largest demonstration, and one of the largest mass movements, in British history.

Her books include ‘Material Girls: Women, Men and Work’, ‘Sex, Class and Socialism’, ‘A People’s History of London’ (with John Rees) and ‘How a Century of War Changed the Lives of Women’.