- Paperback: 640 pages
- Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks (6 Mar 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0340963786
- ISBN-13: 978-0340963784
- Product Dimensions: 13.2 x 4.2 x 19.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 238,766 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Mr Delderfield's manner is easy, modest, heartwarming' (Evening Standard )
'R F Delderfield is a born storyteller' ( Sunday Mirror )
'Sheer, wonderful storytelling' (Chicago Tribune )
'It is always a pleasure to read R F Delderfield, because he never seems to be ashamed of writing well' (Books and Bookmen )
'He built an imposing artistic social history that promises to join those of his great forebears in the long, noble line of the English novel. His narratives belong in a tradition that goes back to John Galsworthy and Arnold Bennett' (Life Magazine )
'R F Delderfield is a born storyteller' ( Sunday Mirror )
'Sheer, wonderful storytelling' (Chicago Tribune )
'It is always a pleasure to read R F Delderfield, because he never seems to be ashamed of writing well' (Books and Bookmen )
'He built an imposing artistic social history that promises to join those of his great forebears in the long, noble line of the English novel. His narratives belong in a tradition that goes back to John Galsworthy and Arnold Bennett' (Life Magazine )
Books and Bookmen
'It is always a pleasure to read R F Delderfield, because he never seems to be ashamed of writing well'
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
"The Avenue Go to War" is the second book in a series, "The Dreaming Suburb" being the first. This is one of my favourite books. It is a story set in a London suburb between the end of the first and the start of the second world wars. Very well written, the detail of life in that period is so vivid, and you really want to know what happens next to each street resident. Delderfield's other books are also worth reading and some have been made into TV series as was this in 1978 as "People Like Us "but it has never available to buy. It would be excellent if someone adapted this again for TV instead of constantly remaking Dickens/Austen/Conan Doyle/Christie works that have been done well in the recent past. There are other great British writers such as Delderfield who need bringing to a new audience.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is the second and final part of the short series "People like us".The first book is called "The dreaming suburb". Both books are astonishing for the breadth of characters and the detailed plots, which Delderfield has imagined. Both are wonderfully paced and exciting in narrative; true page turners.The two books form a compelling saga of England in the period 1919-1947. The richness of the characters will challenge you to decide who is your particular hero or heroine.No higher compliment can be paid than to suggest you will wish to read these books time and again. Excellent.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
Thank you Amazon and Kindle, hopefully R F Delderfield will thrill future generations as he did to mine. He was in danger of being lost.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Enjoyable
I did not want this book to end. I really enjoyed the way the story goes back and forth between the different families.
Published 2 months ago by Rockzee
The start of an enjoyble saga
As one who enjoys 'family sagas' this first book in the series tempts one to purchase the remaining books. It was reasonably priced and arrived promptly.
Published 4 months ago by NY
The Avenue Goes to War
A really good read. I passed it on to my 84 year old mother as we lived in SE20 after the war and there were still bomb sights to be seen at the end of our road. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Rebecca Pethybridge
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