Love and War in London A Woman's Diary 1939-42 |
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| Author:
| Cockett, Olivia |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7509-8174-3 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2016 |
| Publisher: | History Press Limited, The
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $14.99 |
Book Description:
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Vibrant and engaging, Olivia's diary reveals her frustrations, fears, pleasures, and self-doubts. She records her mood swings and tries to understand them, and speaks of her lover--a married man--and the intense relationship they have. As she and her friends and family are swept up by the momentous events of another European war, she vividly reports on what she sees and hears in her daily life. Hers is a diary that brings together the personal and the public. It permits us to...
More DescriptionVibrant and engaging, Olivia's diary reveals her frustrations, fears, pleasures, and self-doubts. She records her mood swings and tries to understand them, and speaks of her lover--a married man--and the intense relationship they have. As she and her friends and family are swept up by the momentous events of another European war, she vividly reports on what she sees and hears in her daily life. Hers is a diary that brings together the personal and the public. It permits us to understand how one intelligent, imaginative woman struggled to make sense of her life, as the city in which she lived was drawn into the turmoil of a catastrophic war.