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Book recomondations please- UK day to day life during WWII
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My Friend the Enemy is from the viewpoint of a 12 year old boy or one summer during WWII in rural UK.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is set just after WWII, but tells a good deal about the characters' lives during the war.
I second The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. I LOVED that story! I wish there was a sequel. I had never heard of the German occupation of the Channel Islands until I read that book. The character develop is excellent and the historical content is very well done and interesting.
UK day-to-day life during WWIIThe following books by D.E. Stevenson:
The English Air
Spring Magic
Crooked Adam
Celia’s House
Listening Valley
The Four Graces
The Two Mrs. Abbotts (third book in the Miss Buncle’s Book trilogy)
The following books by Angela Thirkell:
Cheerfulness Breaks In
Northbridge Rectory
Growing Up
Marling Hall
The Headmistress
I haven't read this one but Archie's War (WW1)by the same author was great. My Secret War Diary, by Flossie Albright: My History of the Second World War 1939-1945 by Marcia Williams
The war and Uncl Walter - The diary ofan eccentricA fantastic insight into day to day life during WW2
To War with Whitaker : war time diaries of the Countess of Ranfurly.Less every day but a perspective on WW2 not to be missed
Nella Lasts war :the secret world war diaries of House wife 49Incredible - so glad I found this book and that this project was thought of
Must Must read
I would like to read a fiction book(s) about the day to day life of people living in the UK during this time. I am hoping for a story not a history lecture as I have a hard time reading those. I know I might have to read multiple books to quiet my curiosity as there is a broad range of ground brought up in the book I just finished that I would like to learn more about.
I know that each part of the UK had different war time experiences. I would like to learn aoubht both what happened in London(city life) and in the country. I am not intereset in the actual War part of the history just how the people where effected by the war, how they lived what changes they had to make. What they did to make it thought the war.
Thank you for any ideas you might have.
Oh the last note I am open to books for any age. I usually read books for kids and teens mostly... actually I have never actually read an book for "adults" all the way through I don't think I have ever made it past the 3rd chapter.