Nella Last's Peace: The Post-War Diaries of Housewife, 49 (Paperback)

from etxgardener

Everyone knows about the courage of the British people during World War II, but many are ignorant of the fact that wartime sacrifices extended for years after the end of the war. Britain, essentially bankrupt after the end of the war, kept rationing in effect until 1953 while funneling their indu...

from Oreillynsf

Nella's second diary installment is just as rich as the first. Early on in the book you realize that you are going to meet a "different/changed" woman, and the Nella that is revealed in these edited diary entries is a bit more sad and circumspect. No doubt this was common in the UK given that the...

from Oreillynsf

Nella's second diary installment is just as rich as the first. Early on in the book you realize that you are going to meet a "different/changed" woman, and the Nella that is revealed in these edited diary entries is a bit more sad and circumspect. No doubt this was common in the UK given that the...