tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post7509470469488890489..comments2024-03-26T09:40:32.468+00:00Comments on Through The Keyhole: Nella Last's WarJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-65717425008505983782019-10-04T15:41:36.705+01:002019-10-04T15:41:36.705+01:00I think you'll enjoy it, it's such a good ...I think you'll enjoy it, it's such a good read.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-53285174496704290052019-10-04T14:55:05.700+01:002019-10-04T14:55:05.700+01:00This has been on my reading list for so long, and ...This has been on my reading list for so long, and I don't know why I haven't picked it up yet. I will now!Geneaknit's Rootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16773375459826111872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-88223292697972231812019-10-03T14:01:22.193+01:002019-10-03T14:01:22.193+01:00It's an excellent read, one I can most certain...It's an excellent read, one I can most certainly recommend.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-80880104576571113422019-10-03T14:00:53.185+01:002019-10-03T14:00:53.185+01:00I'm looking forward to watching Victoria Wood ...I'm looking forward to watching Victoria Wood in Housewife 49, I'm sure she'll bring something to the role as she was a very talented actress. I hope you can find the book in the library, it's definitely worth reading.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-63453264177891627202019-10-03T11:29:08.474+01:002019-10-03T11:29:08.474+01:00Sounds like a great read! Thanks for sharing about...Sounds like a great read! Thanks for sharing about it. Love Affair with Foodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289037062991825917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-77163760823439597182019-10-03T10:13:19.449+01:002019-10-03T10:13:19.449+01:00That looks like a good read Jo. When you can follo...That looks like a good read Jo. When you can follow up a read with a drama based on the book even better, I think. Victoria Wood was such a talented actress. I haven't seen it, but I can imagine she would have been good as Nella Last portraying her everyday life and that of many other women during that period. Reading diaries you get a sense of what was happening on the home front. Published records pay tribute to the women at home. I shall enquire about this book at the library. I like reading non fiction in between reading novels.Linda Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10634839688042592781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-29090445831373004102019-10-03T08:20:20.361+01:002019-10-03T08:20:20.361+01:00We've all read Ann Frank too, it's one of ...We've all read Ann Frank too, it's one of those few books on my bookshelf which I shall always keep.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-31425001387656537932019-10-03T08:19:26.783+01:002019-10-03T08:19:26.783+01:00I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and will definitel...I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and will definitely read the next two books in the series now.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-14416052590719819172019-10-03T08:18:45.184+01:002019-10-03T08:18:45.184+01:00That's a shame. I believe The Diaries of Nella...That's a shame. I believe The Diaries of Nella Last is a collection of all three books, perhaps that's an option. There were so many ex servicemen who didn't talk about the war once they came home from fighting, I think they just wanted to put the horrors they'd seen out of their mind. It's terrible to think what they went through.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-35893689637882589572019-10-02T22:17:12.657+01:002019-10-02T22:17:12.657+01:00Definitely sounds like a great read. One of the f...Definitely sounds like a great read. One of the first diaries I had my kids read was Anne Frank - it still gets to me, so many years after I originally read it & I'm thinking this book would do the same.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-40229068464787761102019-10-02T18:38:34.632+01:002019-10-02T18:38:34.632+01:00That does sound like a fascinating read.xxxThat does sound like a fascinating read.xxxSnowbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572555410663928295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-43214662375136157002019-10-02T17:39:56.368+01:002019-10-02T17:39:56.368+01:00I would love to read Nella Last's War but sadl...I would love to read Nella Last's War but sadly it's not offered on the Kindle. Several other Nella books are though so hopefully one day.... My dad fought all over Europe during WW2 and lifestyle type books always fascinate me. They make me feel closer to Dad since he didn't talk too much about the war.Jeannie Gray Knitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06491806030465386877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-7728557517430740292019-10-02T16:39:42.755+01:002019-10-02T16:39:42.755+01:00You're welcome.You're welcome.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-82936530954608950872019-10-02T15:52:06.214+01:002019-10-02T15:52:06.214+01:00Thank you so much, for commenting on my post, yest...Thank you so much, for commenting on my post, yesterday. I am so grateful to all who commented. There is a lovely discussion going on there.<br /><br />🍂🍁🍂wisps of wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995057494013633705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-67168694953604132322019-10-02T15:33:09.993+01:002019-10-02T15:33:09.993+01:00It's funny, I've never seen Housewife 49 a...It's funny, I've never seen Housewife 49 anywhere before I got this book. I shall definitely be watching though now after such a great read.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-17869332382418982182019-10-02T15:29:37.089+01:002019-10-02T15:29:37.089+01:00I still have the Nella Last books on my wish list ...I still have the Nella Last books on my wish list and still not got around to reading any of them. I have seen Housewife 49 many times. It seems to always feature in the autumn on a Sunday afternoon when its wet and windy outside.<br /><br />MxLazy Days & Sundayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00981937294479619947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-86378331780037388582019-10-02T15:29:20.296+01:002019-10-02T15:29:20.296+01:00I don't know where I've been, I only heard...I don't know where I've been, I only heard about this book recently. I really enjoyed it though.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-62761874446790477612019-10-02T13:10:52.846+01:002019-10-02T13:10:52.846+01:00Good review, and glad to see you enjoyed it. It...Good review, and glad to see you enjoyed it. It's been on my to read list for far too long. xxFlightyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18082758817547303423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-51462443028544940512019-10-02T10:59:29.244+01:002019-10-02T10:59:29.244+01:00I shall definitely watch Housewife 49 and I'm ...I shall definitely watch Housewife 49 and I'm looking forward to reading the next two books in the series too.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-87559194830630286642019-10-02T09:52:24.635+01:002019-10-02T09:52:24.635+01:00I really enjoyed reading this, I didn't know t...I really enjoyed reading this, I didn't know there were two more, that's exciting news.<br />I watched this story on TV and then purchased the DVD, same story of Nella but called Housewife, 49. Nella was played by the lovely Victoria Wood and is true to the book. Well worth a watch.<br />xxHazelxJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05438389465030714608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-88253560867884704222019-10-02T08:54:50.795+01:002019-10-02T08:54:50.795+01:00I came across this book purely by chance, a recomm...I came across this book purely by chance, a recommendation on a podcast. I'd never heard of Mass Observation before, what a great idea, especially during war time. Now we have a proper insight into how people were feeling at this time, their hopes and fears, and how they managed. I would definitely recommend this book.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-70740758986194966582019-10-02T08:52:00.966+01:002019-10-02T08:52:00.966+01:00I think you'd definitely enjoy this book, it&#...I think you'd definitely enjoy this book, it's a fascinating read. It's a wonder how people managed in the war with the terror of air raids and rationing. People had to be very imaginative with what they had, that's for sure.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-48041552449016389162019-10-02T08:50:30.020+01:002019-10-02T08:50:30.020+01:00I shall definitely watch Housewife 49 now that I&#...I shall definitely watch Housewife 49 now that I've read the book, as well as reading the next two books in the series, I'm really looking forward to them.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-7111999543652857402019-10-02T08:49:33.723+01:002019-10-02T08:49:33.723+01:00Nella Last in the 1950s is the third book in the s...Nella Last in the 1950s is the third book in the series. I'm looking forward to that one as that's really when things started to change after the war. Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605977931488846865.post-31627804261676664782019-10-02T08:47:30.256+01:002019-10-02T08:47:30.256+01:00Reading someone's diary who went through this ...Reading someone's diary who went through this is very humbling. When we think about the war we think of those men fighting in Europe, so it's fascinating hearing from an ordinary woman who lived the day to day life here in England amongst air raids and rationing. Her diary is a gripping insight.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.com