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`ambitious and systematic... she has made a serious study of government-imposed austerity in the Forties' --Observer Evening Standard
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`charming and perceptive romp through the ration books...
She has come up with some gems.'
She has come up with some gems.'
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Patricia Nicol has written an amusing and informative book. I chose it as a birthday present for my Dad and read it before I posted it. She has unearthed loads of interesting facts and compared our daily lives with those of our war time grandparents. I particularly enjoyed the lighthearted tone because even though 'green is good' it can be hard work too. There are handy hint sections - full of good ideas. I think this is a great present for everyone because it is topical as well as historical.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I had thought that this would be more of a guide to what people can do to be green, rather than the history of wartime (and post-war) rationing and resourcefulness. However, it was a really good read and I throughly enjoyed it. The author has researched the topic well and there is an account at the end of her own attempts to live within the wartime clothes ration. The book does make you think and I wish everyone would read it, especially the people who insist on driving their children the half mile to school each day!
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I really enjoyed this; I was worried that it would be a bit hard going and hectoring, but it is actually a delightfully written social history that every now and then segues into the present. I've been reading quite a lot of WWI and WWII history of late and this was a fine addition, giving a real flavour to the home front but also addressing more current concerns.
Also it looks gorgeous and is a satisfyingly hefty hard back so I think if you have a granny and you haven't got her this, well shame on you; think of all those potatoes she had to eat and all that make-doing-and-mending that she had to do and this is how you repay her?
Also it looks gorgeous and is a satisfyingly hefty hard back so I think if you have a granny and you haven't got her this, well shame on you; think of all those potatoes she had to eat and all that make-doing-and-mending that she had to do and this is how you repay her?
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Sucking Eggs - Wartime Tips for Diet, Thrift & Going Green
This is one of many wartime memories books that aim to re-teach us about saving money and avoiding waste in modern times. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Mrs. Sd Eyston
sucking eggs
I had high expectations for this book and hoped to learn far more about how I could incorporate ideas from this era into my life. Read more
Published on 24 Nov 2009 by Jenny6
Very disappointing
This is a long review but please persevere! Since others are all glowing I want to state my thoughts as comprenhensively as possible. Read more
Published on 16 Nov 2009 by A. S. Gilbert
Green goddess
Who knew the history of rationing was so fascinating? If you grew up anywhere near a wartime granny for whom throwing anything away was a disappointment, if not a moral failure... Read more
Published on 21 July 2009 by Plain Jane
Well written and researched
I too thought this was going to more a guide but the actual book is so well written and researched that it is much more powerful than simply a list of things to do.
Published on 16 July 2009 by Lady Grey
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