"Night Thoughts of a Country Landlady" 1943 Olivier, Edith

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Presented by Edith Olivier

Beautifully and wittily illustrated by Rex Whistler

[86] pp.

B.T. Batsford Ltd

1941

8 5/8" x … Read more Presented by Edith Olivier

Beautifully and wittily illustrated by Rex Whistler

[86] pp.

B.T. Batsford Ltd

1941

8 5/8" x 5 3/4"

In Night Thoughts of a Country Landlady, Edith Olivier explores the diaries left to her by her friend and neighbour, Miss Emma Nightingale. The account explores the arrival of both evacuees and soldiers to Miss Nightingale's village after the outbreak of World War II. Her musings on acting as a boarding house during this time are vivid and appealing chronicles of both rural life in World War II, and the varied and engaging individuals who were involved in this great struggle.

This fascinating work is a record of the war as told through the people left behind in England to live their lives against its all-encompassing backdrop, and who did so with quiet contemplation and an overwhelming sense of hospitality. See less