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,...
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 ...
Selections of Nella Last's vivid and moving diaries, written during the Second World War and its aftermath as part of the Mass Observation project. It brings together into a single volume the best of Nella's prolific outpourings, including a great deal of new, unpublished material from the war years.
Selections of Nella Last's vivid and moving diaries, written during the Second World War and its aftermath as part of the Mass Observation project. It...