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The Diaries of Nella Last: Writing in War and Peace

Writing in War and Peace

by Robert Malcolmson, Patricia Malcolmson ...

Series Book 5 - The Diaries of Nella Last
'I can never understand how the scribbles of such an ordinary person ... can possibly have value.' So wrote Nella Last in her diary on 2 September 1949. More than sixty years on, tens of thousands of people have read and enjoyed three volumes of her vivid and moving diaries, written during the Second World War and its aftermath as part of the Mass Observation project - and the basis for BAFTA ... Read more

$17.99 CAD

'I can never understand how the scribbles of such an ordinary person ... can possibly have value.' So wrote Nella Last in her diary on 2 September 1949. More than sixty years on, tens of thousands of people have read and enjoyed three volumes of her vivid and moving diaries, written during the Second World War and its aftermath as part of the Mass Observation project - and the basis for BAFTA
... Read more
Love and War in London: A Woman’s Diary 1939-1942

A Woman’s Diary 1939-1942

by Robert W. Malcolmson, Olivia Cockett ...

Series series Life Writing
Olivia Cockett was twenty-six years old in the summer of 1939 when she responded to an invitation from Mass Observation to “ordinary” individuals to keep a diary of their everyday lives, attitudes, feelings, and social relations. This book is an annotated, unabridged edition of her candid and evocative diary.Love and War in London: A Woman’s Diary 1939-1942 is rooted in the extraordinary milieu of ... Read more

$14.39 CAD

Olivia Cockett was twenty-six years old in the summer of 1939 when she responded to an invitation from Mass Observation to “ordinary” individuals to keep a diary of their everyday lives, attitudes, feelings, and social relations. This book is an annotated, unabridged edition of her candid and evocative diary.Love and War in London: A Woman’s Diary 1939-1942 is rooted in the extraordinary milieu of
... Read more
Nella Last's Peace

The Post-War Diaries Of Housewife 49

by Patricia Malcolmson, Robert Malcolmson ...

Series Book 2 - The Diaries of Nella Last
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 ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

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
... Read more
Women at the Ready

The Remarkable Story of the Women's Voluntary Services on the Home Front

by Robert Malcolmson, Patricia Malcolmson ...

From the summer of 1938, British women from all walks of life joined the Women's Voluntary Services (WVS). This disparate band of women came together for the common good - to help serve and protect their communities. By 1941 a million women had enrolled.These brave and dutiful women played a vital role in Britain's victory. The positive impact of the WVS on wartime society was universally ... Read more

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From the summer of 1938, British women from all walks of life joined the Women's Voluntary Services (WVS). This disparate band of women came together for the common good - to help serve and protect their communities. By 1941 a million women had enrolled.These brave and dutiful women played a vital role in Britain's victory. The positive impact of the WVS on wartime society was universally
... Read more

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A Nurse’s War

A Diary of Hope and Heartache on the Home Front

Edited by Patricia Malcolmson, Robert Malcolmson ...

The remarkable wartime diary of nurse Kathleen Johnstone‘Warm, chatty and endlessly absorbing, this delightful diary brims with intelligence and humour.’ Wendy Moore, author of Endell Street: The Women Who Ran Britain’s Trailblazing Military HospitalThe second world war could not have been won without the bravery and selflessness of women on the Home Front. Women like Kathleen Johnstone.This first ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

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The remarkable wartime diary of nurse Kathleen Johnstone‘Warm, chatty and endlessly absorbing, this delightful diary brims with intelligence and humour.’ Wendy Moore, author of Endell Street: The Women Who Ran Britain’s Trailblazing Military HospitalThe second world war could not have been won without the bravery and selflessness of women on the Home Front. Women like Kathleen Johnstone.This first
... Read more

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Women at the Ready

The Remarkable Story of the Women's Voluntary Services on the Home Front

by Robert Malcolmson, Patricia Malcolmson ...

Narrated by Patience Tomlinson ...

Unabridged

11 hours 24 min

From the summer of 1938, British women from all walks of life joined the Women's Voluntary Services (WVS). This disparate band of women came together for the common good - to help serve and protect their communities. By 1941 a million women had enrolled.These brave and dutiful women played a vital role in Britain's victory. The positive impact of the WVS on wartime society was universally ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

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From the summer of 1938, British women from all walks of life joined the Women's Voluntary Services (WVS). This disparate band of women came together for the common good - to help serve and protect their communities. By 1941 a million women had enrolled.These brave and dutiful women played a vital role in Britain's victory. The positive impact of the WVS on wartime society was universally
... Read more

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Nella Last in the 1950s

Further diaries of Housewife, 49

by Patricia Malcolmson, Robert Malcolmson ...

Series Book 3 - The Diaries of Nella Last
'I can never understand how the scribbles of such an ordinary person ... can possibly have value.'So wrote Nella Last in her diary on 2 September 1949. Sixty years on, tens of thousands of people have read and enjoyed the first two volumes of her uniquely detailed and moving diaries, written during World War II and its aftermath as part of the Mass Observation project, and the basis for BAFTA ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

'I can never understand how the scribbles of such an ordinary person ... can possibly have value.'So wrote Nella Last in her diary on 2 September 1949. Sixty years on, tens of thousands of people have read and enjoyed the first two volumes of her uniquely detailed and moving diaries, written during World War II and its aftermath as part of the Mass Observation project, and the basis for BAFTA
... Read more
The View From the Corner Shop

The Diary of a Yorkshire Shop Assistant in Wartime

by Kathleen Hey ...

A lively diary chronicling the ups and downs of running a grocery shop in a Yorkshire town during the rationing years of the Second World WarKathleen Hey spent the war years helping her sister and brother-in-law run a grocery shop in the Yorkshire town of Dewsbury. From July 1941 to July 1946 she kept a diary for the Mass-Observation project, recording the thoughts and concerns of the people who ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

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A lively diary chronicling the ups and downs of running a grocery shop in a Yorkshire town during the rationing years of the Second World WarKathleen Hey spent the war years helping her sister and brother-in-law run a grocery shop in the Yorkshire town of Dewsbury. From July 1941 to July 1946 she kept a diary for the Mass-Observation project, recording the thoughts and concerns of the people who
... Read more

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The View From The Corner Shop

The Diary of a Yorkshire Shop Assistant in Wartime

by Kathleen Hey, Patricia Malcolmson, Robert Malcolmson, Multiple Authors ...

Narrated by Rebecca Courtney ...

Unabridged

8 hours 47 min

Kathleen Hey spent the war years helping her sister and brother-in-law run a grocery shop in the Yorkshire town of Dewsbury. From July 1941 to July 1946 she kept a diary for the Mass-Observation project, recording the thoughts and concerns of the people who used the shop. Among the chorus of voices she brings us, Kathleen herself shines through as a strong and engaging woman who refuses to give in ... Read more

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Kathleen Hey spent the war years helping her sister and brother-in-law run a grocery shop in the Yorkshire town of Dewsbury. From July 1941 to July 1946 she kept a diary for the Mass-Observation project, recording the thoughts and concerns of the people who used the shop. Among the chorus of voices she brings us, Kathleen herself shines through as a strong and engaging woman who refuses to give in
... Read more

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A Nurse’s War

A Diary of Hope and Heartache on the Home Front

Narrated by Emma Pallant ...

Unabridged

10 hours 4 min

The remarkable wartime diary of nurse Kathleen Johnstone‘Warm, chatty and endlessly absorbing, this delightful diary brims with intelligence and humour.’ Wendy Moore, author of Endell Street: The Women Who Ran Britain’s Trailblazing Military HospitalThe second world war could not have been won without the bravery and selflessness of women on the Home Front. Women like Kathleen Johnstone.This first ... Read more

$36.99 CAD

Also available as: eBook

The remarkable wartime diary of nurse Kathleen Johnstone‘Warm, chatty and endlessly absorbing, this delightful diary brims with intelligence and humour.’ Wendy Moore, author of Endell Street: The Women Who Ran Britain’s Trailblazing Military HospitalThe second world war could not have been won without the bravery and selflessness of women on the Home Front. Women like Kathleen Johnstone.This first
... Read more

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Constance Street

The true story of one family and one street in London’s East End

by Charlie Connelly ...

Narrated by Leighton Pugh ...

Unabridged

7 hours 50 min

One forgotten street, 12 unforgettable women.‘’Ang on boy, Joan’s got sumfink to show yer.’ She rummaged in a drawer for a moment, pulled out a piece of paper and handed it to me.‘Constance Street,’ she said. ‘As I remember it.’Through the story of one street – Constance Street – we hear the true life tales of a tight knit group of working class women in the East End of London set against a ... Read more

$30.99 CAD

One forgotten street, 12 unforgettable women.‘’Ang on boy, Joan’s got sumfink to show yer.’ She rummaged in a drawer for a moment, pulled out a piece of paper and handed it to me.‘Constance Street,’ she said. ‘As I remember it.’Through the story of one street – Constance Street – we hear the true life tales of a tight knit group of working class women in the East End of London set against a
... Read more
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The Girls Who Went to War

Heroism, heartache and happiness in the wartime women’s forces

by Duncan Barrett, Calvi ...

Narrated by Tania Rodrigues ...

Unabridged

10 hours 55 min

The personal accounts of three young women who joined up in 1940.In the summer of 1940, Britain stood alone against Germany. The British Army stood at just over one and a half million men, while the Germans had three times that many, and a population almost twice the size of ours from which to draw new waves of soldiers. Clearly, in the fight against Hitler, manpower alone wasn’t going to be ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

The personal accounts of three young women who joined up in 1940.In the summer of 1940, Britain stood alone against Germany. The British Army stood at just over one and a half million men, while the Germans had three times that many, and a population almost twice the size of ours from which to draw new waves of soldiers. Clearly, in the fight against Hitler, manpower alone wasn’t going to be
... Read more

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