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Nella Last's Peace: The Post-War Diaries Of Housewife 49
Patricia Malcolmson
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Description for Nella Last's Peace: The Post-War Diaries Of Housewife 49
Paperback. A narrative of the changing experiences of ordinary people during war, and thoughts on the aftermath of war and whether 'peace' really meant peace, for everyone. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8pp b & w pics. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGA; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236.
Outwardly 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 re-building of Britain, providing a moving and inspiring account of the years that shaped the society we live in 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 ... Read more
Outwardly 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 re-building of Britain, providing a moving and inspiring account of the years that shaped the society we live in 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Profile Books
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
235g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846680748
SKU
V9781846680748
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About Patricia Malcolmson
Patricia and Robert Malcolmson are social historians with a special interest in Mass Observation. They have edited several MO Diaries, including Nella Last's Peace (2008) and Nella Last in the 1950s (2010), and are currently writing a social history of the wartime Women's Voluntary Services. They live in Nelson, British Columbia.
Reviews for Nella Last's Peace: The Post-War Diaries Of Housewife 49
A vivid, intimate account of life in austerity Britain. Superb.
David Kynaston, author of Austerity Britain A touching and startlingly frank portrait of adapting to life in post-war Britain. Truly fascinating. I enjoyed it as much as Nella Last's War.
Gilda O'Neill
Nella Last's Peace is extraordinary - tender, intimate, striking, heartbreaking and witty - it grants ... Read more
David Kynaston, author of Austerity Britain A touching and startlingly frank portrait of adapting to life in post-war Britain. Truly fascinating. I enjoyed it as much as Nella Last's War.
Gilda O'Neill
Nella Last's Peace is extraordinary - tender, intimate, striking, heartbreaking and witty - it grants ... Read more