Old Style Inspiration Books

Penelope_Penguin

Thanks, Primrose! I'll add this to the existing Old Style inspiration books thread

Penny. x

moanymoany

thriftlady wrote: »

Another one for my wish list. Thanks Primrose:T

I've got one to - Round About A Pound a Day has just been republished by the wonderful Persphone Books. Not a practical how-to book but if you're intereseted in how women managed to feed their families on very little it is a really interesting and well written read.

I will buy this as my paternal grandfather lived in Lambeth at this time. In 1901 they were living in a street that I found on the Booth poverty maps. It was not the very lowest income/most poverty stricken, but the next rung up where life was very hard from day to day and hunger would have been known to the families.

I am intrigued to know what the women of Lambeth who were probably on a slightly higher income did. It will give me rather more insight into my great grandmother's life and that of her children.

Thank you thriftlady.


Ordered!

catznine

I'm reading Nella Lasts War at the moment and have Nella Lasts Peace next in line. Definately inspiring, how little they had and how well she managed. She was only a little bit older than my Grandmother and a similar character, so I feel I am getting an idea of how things were for her in the war.

Along the lines of Round about a pound a week which I bought after Shirley Goode mentioned it, is an old book called "Working class wives by Margery SpringRice and published in 1939. I got my copy on ebay and it really does make you feel very well off in comparison to how little they had back then.

Churchmouse

catznine wrote: »

I'm reading Nella Lasts War at the moment and have Nella Lasts Peace next in line. Definately inspiring, how little they had and how well she managed. She was only a little bit older than my Grandmother and a similar character, so I feel I am getting an idea of how things were for her in the war.

Along the lines of Round about a pound a week which I bought after Shirley Goode mentioned it, is an old book called "Working class wives by Margery SpringRice and published in 1939. I got my copy on ebay and it really does make you feel very well off in comparison to how little they had back then.

Thanks for that recommendation catznine, think I'll try to get that.:D I have read Nella Last's War and am currently reading Nella Last's Peace and thoroughly enjoying them, but no way was she working class. She may have endured the same struggle as many, and I find her diaries fascinating, but she also enjoyed facilities not available to the masses, not least their own car for trips out.

AussieLass

I've finished recently listening (audio-books) to Elizabeth Jane Howard - The Cazelet Chronicles & I enjoyed them so much. There are four of them, not sure what you call that. A trilogy + one. I've bought DD the books for a Xmas present. I know she'll love them too. Plus I can read them.

They consist of (1) The Light Years (2) Marking Time (3) Confusion (4) Casting Off.

I absolutely loved them.

Primrose

I read a couple of the Cazalet Chronicles some years ago and thoroughly enjoyed them. I must order them from the library again, taking care to read them in date order so that the story makes sense.

catznine

Churchmouse wrote: »

Thanks for that recommendation catznine, think I'll try to get that.:D I have read Nella Last's War and am currently reading Nella Last's Peace and thoroughly enjoying them, but no way was she working class. She may have endured the same struggle as many, and I find her diaries fascinating, but she also enjoyed facilities not available to the masses, not least their own car for trips out.

Hi Churchmouse!

I think you misunderstood me there! I know that Nella wasn't working class, she had a cleaner! lol! Still very good book though! I meant that "Working Class Wives" by Margery Spring Rice was comparable to "Round about a pound a week" just written later on, 1939, in the century!

Catz x

Churchmouse

catznine wrote: »

Hi Churchmouse!

I think you misunderstood me there! I know that Nella wasn't working class, she had a cleaner! lol! Still very good book though! I meant that "Working Class Wives" by Margery Spring Rice was comparable to "Round about a pound a week" just written later on, 1939, in the century!

Catz x

Oh my word we're all getting confused catznine:D :rotfl: I obviously worded my post unclearly:o I didn't think you thought Nella Last was working class, I was trying to say I'd enjoy reading your recommendation which was about working class women;) I have to say I have seen Nella Last described ( in publicity material) as an ordinary woman, which I think sort of implies working class Still haven't bought your recommendation yet, but after leaving ivyleaf after our lunch yesterday, I passed one of her town's many excellent charity shops and picked up * No Time To Kiss Goodbye* a book about evacuees, to add to the many other books about evacuees I've got:rotfl: Well it was in the window, caught my eye, and practically forced me to buy it, a bargain at only 75p:D

catznine

Oh dear sorry about that CM! I would love to read "No time to kiss Goodbye" as dh's Mum and Uncle were evacuated at the beginning of the war, apparently the "Aunty" didn't like little children and Nana had to go and rescue them!:eek: So another book to look out for! lol! :rotfl:

Churchmouse

No it was my error catznine:o Totally off topic, am I dreaming or did you say you had a recipe for nasi goreng some time ago on the Daily thread? If it was you, can I ask you to post it, pretty please. I'd love to have a go at it myself, having only had it in restaurants up to now:D