tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post7671181122860775517..comments2024-02-25T19:19:39.854+11:00Comments on I prefer reading: Vera Brittain and the First World War - Mark Bostridgelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-14185380169342067772015-05-23T14:45:34.444+10:002015-05-23T14:45:34.444+10:00It's a good introduction to Vera's life &a...It's a good introduction to Vera's life & the writing of TOY & also emphasizes how her experience of the war dominated her later life & literary work.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-24652987897127058972015-05-23T03:49:45.809+10:002015-05-23T03:49:45.809+10:00As an American reader I am really grateful for thi...As an American reader I am really grateful for this book, especially as information about Vera Brittain in the USA is somewhat scare. Fascinating to read about the early versions of the autobiography as fiction.Daniella Feinsteinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-7420652080305051342015-04-22T18:39:50.749+10:002015-04-22T18:39:50.749+10:00I also loved the Letters & Bostridge's bio...I also loved the Letters & Bostridge's biography of Vera. He may have been a little constrained in his comments in the biography because he was co-writing with Paul Berry, a friend & champion of Vera's. I do remember quite a bit about the way she shaped the book, which is understandable as it wasn't a diary or letters, it was memoir. This new book is a fine introduction but doesn't have much that is new if you've read a lot about Vera except the information abut the adaptations.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-51928487732970131542015-04-22T18:17:48.779+10:002015-04-22T18:17:48.779+10:00I love Vera Brittain and have read all Mark Bostri...I love Vera Brittain and have read all Mark Bostridge's books, including the wonderful Letters from a Lost Generation - Vera's letters to the four men and theirs to her. This new book is intended evidently as a short intro but it does include much new stuff about how Testament was written - and also questions the reliability of Vera's autobiography, which I don't remember him doing in the 1995 biographyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-28908812293662495512015-04-22T08:10:51.851+10:002015-04-22T08:10:51.851+10:00Yes, I do know of SW, although if she wasn't V...Yes, I do know of SW, although if she wasn't VB's daughter, I probably wouldn't have been aware of her. We don't hear much about UK politics here in Australia. She's been very much involved in her mother's legacy & is obviously very proud of her.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-4347107938658916332015-04-22T07:06:32.265+10:002015-04-22T07:06:32.265+10:00I wonder if you are aware of Vera's daughter, ...I wonder if you are aware of Vera's daughter, Shirley Williams who was once the leader of the Liberal Democrat party her in Great Britain? A remarkably feisty woman, rather like her mother I believe.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_WilliamsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-20327368820718500082015-04-21T11:04:34.142+10:002015-04-21T11:04:34.142+10:00I'm going to see the movie at the weekend. The...I'm going to see the movie at the weekend. The reviews have been good but I'm sure I'll find something to nitpick about! I'm not a knitter but I love the clothes of the early 20th century so the articles on the movie were very interesting.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-18324643221010532042015-04-21T11:03:19.737+10:002015-04-21T11:03:19.737+10:00I've been reading some of Vera's poetry &a...I've been reading some of Vera's poetry & came across that poem just the other day. Vera nursed in Malta & I think she visited Lemnos on her way there.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-32869997774838195822015-04-21T10:41:58.386+10:002015-04-21T10:41:58.386+10:00Lyn as I've mentioned before, I'm not a hi...Lyn as I've mentioned before, I'm not a history buff so there are huge gaps in my education. I had heard of Vera Brittain and knew she was associated with WWI but that's where my knowledge stopped. I'll be going to see this film thanks to your book review here and I'll certainly follow up with the book.<br />Thanks also for the knitting link, I'm flying over there now.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751315680374413649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-70213785784271118222015-04-21T09:59:12.179+10:002015-04-21T09:59:12.179+10:00Today's Toronto Globe & Mail has an articl...Today's Toronto Globe & Mail has an article about two Canadian nursing sisters who died at a Canadian Stationary Hospital on the Greek island of Lemnos duo g the Gallipoli campaign. It ends with a poem written by Vera Brittain when she visited Lemnos and saw their graves. It's entitled The Sisters Buried at Lemnos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-75718750844803035132015-04-21T08:26:51.267+10:002015-04-21T08:26:51.267+10:00I'm going to see the film on Saturday, I think...I'm going to see the film on Saturday, I think, & I'm looking forward to seeing what they've done. TOY is such a stunning book, I can't wait to read it again.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-67188490422829299682015-04-21T06:14:30.087+10:002015-04-21T06:14:30.087+10:00I read Testament of Youth last year and was rivete...I read Testament of Youth last year and was riveted by it. I still find myself thinking about the book. Thanks for the information about Vera Brittain and the First World War. It looks like something that I'd like. I'll look forward to your comments on the film. We don't get it in the States for another couple of months.Monica's Bookish Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02880513088449652396noreply@blogger.com