| Nella Last's Peace: The Post-War Diaries of Housewife, 49 Contributor(s): Last, Nella (Author), Malcolmson, Robert (Editor), Malcolmson, Patricia (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1846680743 ISBN-13: 9781846680748 Publisher: Ips - Profile Books OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2009 Annotation: This fascinating and unique diary from 1945 to 1948 delves into the private life of housewife, mother, and skillful narrator Nella Last. Nella, fifty-five 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 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 of war and whether "peace" really meant peace for everyone. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Women - History | Military - World War Ii |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5" W x 7.7" (0.50 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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.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 of war and whether 'peace' really meant peace, for everyone. |