S Bavey

Sue Bavey (writing as S. Bavey) is an English Mum of two, living in Massachusetts, USA since 2003 with her family. Her debut: “Lucky Jack (1894 - 2000)" is her grandfather, Henry John Rogers’ award-winning biography. Rogers lived with her family when she was born until she was six years old and then again in later life. He was her father’s father, but her mother diligently collected the newspaper columns he dictated to a local reporter, at the age of 103 and kept them in scrapbooks in her attic, where they gathered dust and yellowed over time. A few years ago Sue found all the scrapbooks and wanted to get all of those stories into a book for her kids to read. That was the germ of an idea which – thanks to her having time during the Covid lockdown – has now resulted in the biography of Jack Rogers being written. "Kookaburras, Cuppas & Kangaroos" tells the story of Sue's mother, Elizabeth Isle, who emigrated to Australia in 1960 for three years. It is told mostly through letters home and travel diaries. "A Yorkshire Lass: The Early Years" is the prequel to "Kookaburras, Cuppas & Kangaroos" and tells the story of Elizabeth Isle's childhood in Yorkshire during World War 2 and thereafter until she decided to emigrate to Australia in 1960. "Daydreams: The Stories and Poems of John Cornelius Rogers" is a collection of her late father's memoirs and poetry. She collected these and chose the ones she wanted to present and in which order. Then she transcribed them, which was quite a task as her father wrote in pen or pencil on loose sheets of paper without any page numbers. He also had difficult to read handwriting, making it an even more challenging task. "An Icelandic Adventure: One Family's Quest for Puffins, Pleasure and Perfect Pizza" is a mini travel memoir I wrote after a visit to Iceland with my family during the lava flows of 2024. The other books on her profile are anthologies which contain short stories and memoirs, including experiences moving from England to USA and other travel stories.