Nella Last's War: The Second World War Diaries of 'Housewife 49' Audiobook (Unabridged)

" Very good book, highlighting the diffculties faced by the brisitsh population during the war and thells the story of those left behind. Brilliant and inspiring. "

" An amazing book! Rush out and get a copy. Nella's observations on the war, her thoughts on the future, her children, and her marriage are endlessly enlightening. Nella's voice is practical - yet will suddenly takes a flight into poetry. The book is all the greater because she is so relentlessly self-aware. Can't wait to get my hands on a copy of _Nella Last's Peace_! "

" I am addicted to books about WWII, especially diaries and this is one of my favourites. It is linked in with the events of the day as well as being perceptive about people which is rare for a diary of this era. A must read. "

" Wonderful. Warm, honest, funny, thought provoking. I loved every minute. Engaging from the first moment. "

" If you have any connection to life during World War II in Europe you are going to love this book. Nella is plucky lady and has remarkable insight. "

" I "read" this as an audiobook and I think that having a narrator read the diary entries and change the dialects was helpful. "

" very interesting. I enjoyed her writing style and insights. "

" i enjoyed this buy found myself skipping pages as it got boring in places "

" Very insightful and pragmatic. Also very honest. "

" This is a lovely, lovely book, Nella Last's voice is so moving and vivid and just sensible...a great read "

" I read this book because I had enjoyed the film Victoria Wood made based on it (Housewife 49). I don't feel if was as enjoyable as the film but that may have been because it was more true to life. "

" Fascinating insight into daily life in the second world war which I dipped in and out of. Nella was truly inspirational. "

" A quiet pleasure. P.S. We don't have a clue, my generation. "

" In 1939, housewife and mother Nella Last began a diary whose entries, in their regularity, length, and quality, have created a record of WWII. This is a moving testimony, that, covering sex, death, and fear of invasion, provides a new, unglamorized female perspective on the war years. "

" She's an interesting character - insightful, perceptive and honest, but there's a lot left unsaid. You never really get to the bottom of her marriage. "

" this book is tearing at my heart. "

" I loved this book! An interesting look at the social history of the second world war. Nella Last draws you into her little part of England and you come out of it having learnt alot. A recommended read "

" More than just a report of the war and it's effects of daily life; there is a personal journey Nella takes and reports on. Looking forward to reading her post-war diary. "

" I loved this book! One of the Mass Observation diaries from World War II in Britain, it tells of an ordinary woman who eventually wrote a diary of millions of words chronicling her experience in wartime. Detailed, compassionate and inspiring. "

" In 1939, housewife and mother Nella Last began a diary whose entries, in their regularity, length, and quality, have created a record of WWII. This is a moving testimony, that, covering sex, death, and fear of invasion, provides a new, unglamorized female perspective on the war years. "

" very interesting. I enjoyed her writing style and insights. "

" If you have any connection to life during World War II in Europe you are going to love this book. Nella is plucky lady and has remarkable insight. "