Our hidden lives : the remarkable diaries of postwar Britain / Simon Garfield
2005, First Edition. London : Ebury. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #380851
ISBN: 0091896959
Physical description: 536 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. Notes; D: M Alderman. Contents; 1. Our troubles are only just beginning (1 May-12 June 1945) -- 2. At last the people will have a chance to govern (13 June-3 August 1945) -- 3. It was midnight when the news came through (4 August-13 September 1945) -- 4. Shaftesbury Avenue a disgrace (15 September-9 October 1945) -- 5. Delicatessen savoury (10 October-17 November 1945) -- 6. Made some scones in the afternoon, which were not a success (19 November-31 December 1945) -- 7. 'They haven't the brains to run the country,' she said (1 January-10 March 1946) -- 8. Called in at Dreamland, but the place is closed at present (11 March-1 June 1946) -- 9. The image of her mother (3 June-9 July 1946) -- 10. Len Squelch is back (10 July- 25 September 1946) -- 11. Britain can't get it (26 September-29 November 1946) -- 12. This desire to smash something (30 November 1946-11 January 1947) -- 13. Those cosy-looking bootees with the fur tops (13 January-28 February 1947) -- 14. I wanted to howl my heart out (1 March-5 May 1947) -- 15. The present-day young person all over (6 May-9 July 1947) -- 16. The signs of snarling (10 July-15 September 1946) -- 17. Not even a superman (16 September 1947-28 January 1948) -- 18. One tries hard not to be nasty to foreigners (30 January-7 July 1948). Subjects: Mass-Observation (Firm). British ; Diaries. British. Manners and customs. British ; Diaries. Public opinion Great Britain. FAMILY HISTORY. TEXTBOOKS - SOCIAL HISTORY.
Price: €12.95