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World War II London Blitz Diary: A Woman's Revelations Enduring War And Marriage, Volume 1 (2000)

by Ruby Side Thompson(Favorite Author)

3.62 of 5 Votes: 3

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English

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Memoir & Autobiography

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World War ll London Blitz Diaries

review 1: As this book is a published diary it isn't fair to submit the same review I would if it had been written fictionally, I say this, as the first half of the book is a little slow paced, mainly just complaining about her marriage and her husband, but this was real life, and this was her only outlet, having to suck it up in reality. Also, it is mean to want bombs to fall so the story can get exciting, as this was peoples lives, and when the bombs do start to fall, you realise the constant fear they lived in and for me left me wondering how they lived a normal life and got up and went to work having been sat up ALL night from constant raids nearby. I guess this is the kind of thing which makes us look to this generation in awe, at how tough they were, even if like in this story... more, they didn't feel it. Definitely worth a read to get a firsthand account of living through the Blitz. This was only Part 1 for me, so I will now like to read Part 2, as in Part 1 Churchill is only just in power - so I want to read about the turning of the tide, and Britain's victory!
review 2: What I love so much about these diaries, published by the writer's great-granddaughter, is that it isn't historical accounts of specific war events that other records drone on and on about, but real life during the war, how Ruby suffered through it all, and her daily life and tribulations during these years. It's a character study of a real person, a real woman with real troubles and strong opinions she often only felt she could relate in her diaries, never out loud. I fell in love with Ruby from the start, and find her very blunt feminism amazing and refreshing given the times. Some of her comments and beliefs may shock me, such as her views on other cultures and religions, but it's her personal honest opinions from a very different time, and never fails to fascinate me even when I disagree with her. This isn't yet another tale of battle accounts and broad history that exists in piles and piles of other books on WWII, but the chance to look into the window of a real person's life, and what things were really like for a woman during these strange, stressful years. These diaries might not appeal to every reader, but I found myself engrossed, amazed, and ever entertained. For the first time I felt a personal connection to the war that no other publication has given me, and Ruby is one in a million. If this sounds even remotely interesting to you, or if you're a lover of these historical times and what real, normal life was like from a woman's perspective, this is a must read. less

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