tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post3831558798585945770..comments2024-02-25T19:19:39.854+11:00Comments on I prefer reading: A Vicarage in the Blitz : the wartime letters of Molly Rich 1940-1944lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-21615207755736859242014-03-19T16:30:33.303+11:002014-03-19T16:30:33.303+11:00That's why I love reading journals & lette...That's why I love reading journals & letters too. I also love reading biographies where lots of the subject's own words are quoted. So much more interesting.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-59063376286208911512014-03-19T16:29:43.014+11:002014-03-19T16:29:43.014+11:00The situations do sound very similar although than...The situations do sound very similar although thankfully Molly's vicarage wasn't bombed. I hope you can get a copy.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-59189351548624752992014-03-19T16:28:48.459+11:002014-03-19T16:28:48.459+11:00Molly made me feel lazy & exhausted at the sam...Molly made me feel lazy & exhausted at the same time! Just reading about all she did & under such strenuous conditions was inspiring.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-38043327041780043932014-03-19T16:27:55.826+11:002014-03-19T16:27:55.826+11:00It was published by Balloon View Ltd in Kent (2013...It was published by Balloon View Ltd in Kent (2013) so a very small publisher, I think. I hope you can find a copy somewhere. I haven't heard of Joan Strange, another one to look out for!lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-87020999056484480372014-03-19T08:39:09.259+11:002014-03-19T08:39:09.259+11:00I love reading letters and journals from this peri...I love reading letters and journals from this period, too. For some of us, it's not too ancient history, and I love the way first-hand accounts make history come alive. I'm putting this one on my Wish List. Thank you.joan.kylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015342608992682333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-2495484958338022642014-03-19T07:15:11.759+11:002014-03-19T07:15:11.759+11:00I hadn't even heard of this book, it sounds ri...I hadn't even heard of this book, it sounds right up my street and reminds me of my granny-in-law's life as a minister's wife, but sadly she didn't write her experiences down. Her huge house was bombed and she had refugees and her house didn't even have electricity. I don't know how she managed it all. I'll definitely look out for the book. Thanks.Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138715309807238198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-86335871707641885722014-03-18T21:49:13.441+11:002014-03-18T21:49:13.441+11:00This sounds wonderful - she sounds like such a car...This sounds wonderful - she sounds like such a caring person. I definitely want to read her letters. skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-13179008041783251662014-03-18T12:27:37.732+11:002014-03-18T12:27:37.732+11:00This sounds lovely ...I don't seem able to get...This sounds lovely ...I don't seem able to get this in the US yet but found this "Despatches From the Home Front: The War Diaries of Joan Strange 1939-1945 by Joan Strange" and ordered it while I was searching ..so every cloud has a silver lining :0)Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03003915263556622215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-31893739961509712922014-03-18T03:04:11.174+11:002014-03-18T03:04:11.174+11:00This book sounds lovely ...thank you for the intro...This book sounds lovely ...thank you for the introduction :0)Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03003915263556622215noreply@blogger.com