tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post8586479994241372948..comments2024-02-25T19:19:39.854+11:00Comments on I prefer reading: Elsie and Mairi Go To War - Diane Atkinsonlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-36118911344214296472015-02-01T09:42:10.035+11:002015-02-01T09:42:10.035+11:00Did your colleague's husband ever write his bo...Did your colleague's husband ever write his book, I wonder? I enjoyed the book & thought it was an amazing story. Experts often focus on the errors in someone else's account without looking at the bigger picture.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-37484038758252351872015-01-31T01:33:28.284+11:002015-01-31T01:33:28.284+11:00I read this some years ago, and told one of my col...I read this some years ago, and told one of my colleagues from a Flemish university about it. She vented a flood of grumbles about the author who had consulted with her husband, and got lots of things wrong, and her husband was going to write his own book, and so on and so on. I did find one or two wrong facts myself, but I thought it was a good biography, and that my colleague was full of sour grapes!Katehttp://katemacdonald.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-14978477719077926152015-01-19T07:54:55.743+11:002015-01-19T07:54:55.743+11:00Hope you enjoy it, Katrina.Hope you enjoy it, Katrina.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-47684713611274177462015-01-19T07:54:40.150+11:002015-01-19T07:54:40.150+11:00I hope you enjoy it, Joan. It was yet another amaz...I hope you enjoy it, Joan. It was yet another amazing story of the war.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-21222096007795090402015-01-19T07:53:10.466+11:002015-01-19T07:53:10.466+11:00I still haven't read many of Saki's storie...I still haven't read many of Saki's stories - they're on the tbr shelves though...lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-91431838202026556472015-01-19T07:52:44.678+11:002015-01-19T07:52:44.678+11:00So many amazing stories, including your great uncl...So many amazing stories, including your great uncle's. Now that all the survivors have died, these interviews & memories are so much more important.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-40190535842251074082015-01-19T07:49:57.504+11:002015-01-19T07:49:57.504+11:00The conditions they worked in were horrendous, not...The conditions they worked in were horrendous, not just dangerous but dirty & they were always trying to raise money to keep going. Amazing determination.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-63159785381012787842015-01-18T06:31:48.680+11:002015-01-18T06:31:48.680+11:00This sounds really interesting and I'm so plea...This sounds really interesting and I'm so pleased that a library near me has a copy on its shelves. I'll be going there on Monday, thanks.Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138715309807238198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-58711829153565599282015-01-17T23:56:24.682+11:002015-01-17T23:56:24.682+11:00I love these true stories of women in war. Amazin...I love these true stories of women in war. Amazingly, my library has this, so I've just put it on hold. Thanks for the review.joan.kylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015342608992682333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-79600252991763972082015-01-17T17:19:15.696+11:002015-01-17T17:19:15.696+11:00Her book on Arthur Munby & Hannah Cullwick was...Her book on Arthur Munby & Hannah Cullwick was excellent, so I definitely have to read this one. I was slightly thrown by the 'other' Hector Munro you mentioned though! skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-86025749163353548802015-01-17T05:15:06.284+11:002015-01-17T05:15:06.284+11:00It sounds totally fascinating and now I'm off ...It sounds totally fascinating and now I'm off to search it out..I love the radio clip being available as hearing interviews or even readings brings the past to life. My Great Uncle Harry survived the war and I have fond memories of him as a very charming man ..there is a short piece about him here http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/6446617.stm Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03003915263556622215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-53521797231508951492015-01-16T21:25:05.651+11:002015-01-16T21:25:05.651+11:00This sounds like a pretty hard hitting read I have...This sounds like a pretty hard hitting read I have to say! I think it's wonderful how women's experiences in the war are being depicted and represented. Patent Agenthttp://www.eip.com/noreply@blogger.com