Henrietta Sees It Through : More News from the Home Front 1942-1945

from LukeS

A series of charming, if a bit dotty, letters form "Henrietta Sees it Through," by Joyce Dennys. Or, no: the letters are not dotty, it's the Devonshire villagers who are dotty, the letters simply capture their whims and minor adventures and misadventures. This is the 1986 sequel to 1985's "Henrie...

from bkmcneil

I had located a copy of "Henrietta's War" a few years ago, on the heels of reading Delafield's "Provincial Lady" series, and very much enjoyed Henrietta and her letters. So, I'm delighted that the Bloomsbury Group has republished the second volume, as it was very hard to find! Henrietta is a Doct...

from Jaylia3

This is a light-hearted but moving book about life in small town Britain during WWII. The local villagers couldn't fight Hitler directly but they did what good they could by weeding gardens,raising funds, taking in evacuees and generally not letting the war get the best of them. Written as a seri...

from periwinklejane

Charming, delightful, and witty. I loved reading Henrietta's account of life during wartime. I was surprised at how many varied subjects she touched on - like isolationist patriotism, feminism, and child-rearing - are still appropriate today. All of these subjects are touched on matter-of-factly ...

from clue

In this second volume of Henrietta's letters to her friend Robert, she continues to tell stories about daily life in their English village while Robert is away during WWII. I did not think this volume was quite as good as the first but still enjoyable and worth the read. I would suggest that the ...