The Diaries of Nella Last: Writing in War and Peace
A Memoir, Diary, Nonfiction book. I really enjoyed Nella Last's War, so I was eager to read this when I discovered it wasn't...
"Her account records the personal adjustments that trickle into daily life amid sweeping international change."—The Washington PostThis collection brings together into a single volume the best of Nella Last's prolific outpourings, including a great deal of new, unpublished material from the war years. Capturing the everyday trials and horrors of wartime Britain and the...
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Nella Last wrote extensive diaries for the mass observation project. I thought I would enjoy this more than I did, I hoped for more detail of everyday life during the war. I found I didn't warm to Nella. The book records Nella's day to day thoughts and feelings. I bought this by accident, meaning to buy Nella Last's War, which I'd seen on the TV. A remarkable book. Nella participated in Mass Observation's diary Writing exercise, submitting to them a description of her day-to-day life, and submitting her diary between 1939 and 1966, including 2 million words written during World War 2.I started... I really enjoyed Nella Last's War, so I was eager to read this when I discovered it wasn't a rehash. Indeed it was not, having different editors etc. It was interesting to note how Nella's writing evolved over time. At first (1939) she writes very much as she must have spoken, leaving out many definite articles ("I had a struggle to...
