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Nella Last's War established a housewife and mother from Barrow-in-Furness as one of the most powerful and moving voices of the Second World War, and inspired the award-winning television drama Housewife, 49. In this next instalment of her unique diaries, Nella Last describes how ordinary people re-built their lives after the war was over.
While the Allies' victory was a cause for hope and celebration, much privation and anxiety remained. 'The only peace is that there are no active hostilities,' Nella wrote, 'but the corrosion of the war years is eating deeper into civilisation.' In her sensitive and playful account of daily life in the austerity years, written like her diaries for the Mass Observation project, Nella Last captures the thoughts and feelings of post-war Britain.
'If the historians could see clearly enough, this could well be called the age of frustration...after all, for ordinary people, it's the little things that count, whether for good or ill.' Nella Last
While the Allies' victory was a cause for hope and celebration, much privation and anxiety remained. 'The only peace is that there are no active hostilities,' Nella wrote, 'but the corrosion of the war years is eating deeper into civilisation.' In her sensitive and playful account of daily life in the austerity years, written like her diaries for the Mass Observation project, Nella Last captures the thoughts and feelings of post-war Britain.
'If the historians could see clearly enough, this could well be called the age of frustration...after all, for ordinary people, it's the little things that count, whether for good or ill.' Nella Last
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"Her account records the personal adjustments—returning to housework full time, dealing with a husband's moods, simply figuring out how to put a meal together in lean times—that trickle into daily life amid sweeping international change. It's not necessary to read Last's first volume to become immediately absorbed by her honest and heartfelt story."—Washington Post
"A fantastic story...This is not the war of the newsreels—it's about tiny domestic difficulties, lumpy custard."—Victoria Wood
"I relished it...her personality is so powerful...There are so many things to admire about her."—Margaret Forster
"A classic of wartime literature—highly engaging, very moving. All Home Front life is here, especially the kitchen sink."—Simon Garfield
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"Her account records the personal adjustments—returning to housework full time, dealing with a husband's moods, simply figuring out how to put a meal together in lean times—that trickle into daily life amid sweeping international change. It's not necessary to read Last's first volume to become immediately absorbed by her honest and heartfelt story."—Washington Post
"A fantastic story...This is not the war of the newsreels—it's about tiny domestic difficulties, lumpy custard."—Victoria Wood
"I relished it...her personality is so powerful...There are so many things to admire about her."—Margaret Forster
"A classic of wartime literature—highly engaging, very moving. All Home Front life is here, especially the kitchen sink."—Simon Garfield
Picking up where bestseller Nella Last's War left off, this fascinating and unique diary of 1945-48 delves into the private life of housewife, mother and skilful narrator Nella Last, as well as that of her family, friends and neighbours.
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- EditoreProfile Books Ltd
- Data di pubblicazione2008
- ISBN 10 1846680743
- ISBN 13 9781846680748
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero di pagine306
- RedattoreMalcolmson Patricia, Malcolmson Robert
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Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. 'I've met such interesting people, and always heard unbelievable stories about people's lives. If I could put all in written language and sequence, I could write books, I'm sure.' - Nella Last, September 1946Outwardly Nella's life was probably seen as ordinary; but behind this mask were a lively mind and a persistent pen - a pen that never gave up over almost three decades, reporting, describing, pondering and disclosing. Nella, 55 when the war ends, writes of what ordinary people felt during those years of privation, hope and the rebuilding of Britain, providing a moving and inspiring account of the years that shaped British society today. Her diary offers a detailed, moving and humorous narrative of the changing experiences of ordinary people at this time, and thoughts on the aftermath of war and whether 'peace' really meant peace, for everyone. Picking up where bestseller Nella Last's War left off. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9781846680748
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