Nella Last's War

Name: Nella Last's War
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ISBN: 9781846680007

The Second World War Diaries of 'Housewife, 49'

Richard Broad, Suzie Fleming, Nella Last , Robert Malcolmson

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Profile
01 February 2007

Biography; Autobiography: general; Diaries, letters & journals; Memoirs; British & Irish history; Second World War

'Next to being a mother, I'd have loved to write books.' Oct 8, 1939

When war broke out, Nella's younger son joined the army while the rest of the family tried to adapt to civilian life. Writing each day for the Mass Observation project, Nella, a middle-aged housewife from the bombed town of Barrow, shows what people really felt during this time. This was the period in which she turned 50, saw her children leave home, and reviewed her life and her marriage - which she eventually compares to slavery. Her growing confidence as a result of her war work makes this a moving (though often comic) testimony, which, covering sex, death and fear of invasion, provides a new female perspective on the war years. In September 1939, housewife and mother Nella Last began a diary whose entries, in their regularity, length and quality, have created a record of the Second World War which is powerful, fascinating and unique.

By: Nella Last
Edited by: Richard Broad, Suzie Fleming, Robert Malcolmson
Imprint: Profile
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 240g
ISBN: 9781846680007
ISBN 10: 184668000X
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 01 February 2007
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Suzie Fleming is a feminist writer and speaker; she lives in Cornwall. Richard Broad is a documentary film-maker; he lives in Ireland.

Reviews for Nella Last's War: The Second World War Diaries of 'Housewife, 49'

"""'Next to being a mother, I'd have loved to write books.' Nella Last, Oct 8, 1939 * 'The intimacy and immediacy are extraordinary' Sunday Times * 'Anyone who has the least curiosity about what it was like to live through the Second World War should read this' New Statesman * 'The whole post-war women's movement anticipated and rehearsed by a solitary pioneer on the most unlikely of stages' Guardian"""