Discussing the private life of the author, as well as that of her family, friends and neighbors, this title shows what ordinary people felt during the years of growing prosperity in a flourishing and modernising Britain. It offers an account of the changing experiences of ordinary people at a time that shaped the society we live in.
A narrative of the changing experiences of ordinary people during war, and thoughts on the aftermath of war and whether 'peace' really meant peace, for everyone.
'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. This is a collected edition of bestselling author Nella Last's diaries, including substantial material from the war years.