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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Profile Books (2 Oct 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1846680743
  • ISBN-13: 978-1846680748
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.4 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,676 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"'I've met such interesting people, and always heard unbelievable stories about people's lives. If I could put all in written language and sequence, I could write books, I'm sure.' Nella Last, September 1946 'A fantastic story...This is not the war of the newsreels - it's about tiny domestic difficulties, lumpy custard.' Victoria Wood 'I relished it...her personality is so powerful...There are so many things to admire about her.' Margaret Forster 'A classic of wartime literature...highly engaging, very moving. All Home Front life is here, especially the kitchen sink.' Simon Garfield"


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59 of 60 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Another great slice of 40s life, 2 Oct 2008
By D. C. Gowans (UK) - See all my reviews
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If you enjoyed the original 'Nella Last's War' then you will enjoy this second volume just the same. The end of hostilities doesn't mean the end of either Nella's writing, or her talent with words and observation. It also certainly does not mean the end of hardship and difficulty. I drove to Barrow on the strength of the first diary and was very fortunate to meet the present owners of Nella's old house - they actually bought it off the Last family forty years ago. Just sitting in her old living room, where all those words had poured onto the page, brought Nella and her time tangibly closer. I heartily recommend this book.
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Last But Not Least, 19 Dec 2008
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I bought this book for my Mum who was born in Barrow and lived there during the war.Nella writes with the pen of an ordinary woman in extraordinary times.Her writing is wonderful, from the description of an ordinary yet delightful lunch to her description of the countryside on a day out with a picnic, her fears for times to come and of course her family.Complemented with some black and white photographs,its amazing to think that if it had not been for the Mass Observation Project,we may have all been deprived of the world of Nella Last.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant book, 31 Jan 2009
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Brilliant follow up book to Nellas last war, if you enjoyed that you will enjoy this just as much.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A peek at life in post-war Britain....
This is an edited version of Nella's diary entries submitted to the Mass Observation organisation from 1945 to 1948. Read more
Published 19 days ago by Wynne Kelly

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent insight into post-war Britain
I absolutely loved "Nella Last's War" as did all the friends I passed it on to, so I was delighted to find that there was a second volume of her diaries. Read more
Published 3 months ago by hiljean

3.0 out of 5 stars Not as good
Nella is at a loss to know what to do with herself now her war work has ended and this volume of her Mass Observation diaries lacks the verve of her wartime writing. Read more
Published 4 months ago by booksetc

5.0 out of 5 stars Really touching
I loved this book. Nella's accounts of her life are so honest, and her attention to detail is fabulous. Read more
Published 6 months ago by J. C. Delree

3.0 out of 5 stars The Diary of an Ordinary Woman
More interesting observations from the viewpoint of an ordinary woman at the end of the war, written for the Mass Observation Project, a social research organisation set up in... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Maybaby

5.0 out of 5 stars Book review
Book was as hoped for. A good read and an insight into my own childhood as seen through the eyes of a grown-up at the time. Explained much.
Published 7 months ago by Mr. M. Lawrence

5.0 out of 5 stars memories before my time
When Nella Last was almost 50 years old I was not born - but both my parents and my elder brother lived through those times. Read more
Published 7 months ago by C. HILLS

3.0 out of 5 stars Making Barrow interesting
Diaries that have not been written for publication are always more interesting and revealing. Such diaries may cover only mundane events but the passage of time and the skill of... Read more
Published 7 months ago by P. J. Connolly

5.0 out of 5 stars At Last Some Recognition.
Her writing is fabulous, unpretentious and accessible. The descriptions are lucid and sensitive. Buy, read and enjoy.
Published 7 months ago by A. P. Nixon

3.0 out of 5 stars Not as good...
I so much enjoyed 'Nella's Last War' that, inevitably, I was a little dissappointed by this follow-up. Read more
Published 7 months ago by V. Bradley

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