Love and War in London by Olivia Cockett

Read more us to understand how one intelligent, imaginative woman struggled to make sense of her life, as the city in which she lived was drawn into the turmoil of a catastrophic war. Hers is a diary that brings together the personal and the public. This book is an annotated, unabridged edition of her candid and evocative diary. As she and her friends and family in New Scotland Yard were swept up by the momentous events of another European war, she vividly reported on what she saw and heard in her daily life. Olivia Cockett was twenty-six years old in the summer of 1939 when she responded to an invitation from Mass Observation to ordinary individuals to keep a diary of their everyday lives, attitudes, feelings, and social relations. She recorded her mood swings and tried to understand them, and wrote of her lover (a married man) and the intense relationship they had. Vibrant and engaging, Olivia Cockett’s diary reveals her frustrations, fears, pleasures and self-doubts.

Love & War in London is rooted in the extraordinary milieu of wartime London. Vibrant and engaging, Olivias diary reveals her. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL 3JJH BGHA WQH. Love and War in London: A Womans Diary 1939-1942 is rooted in the extraordinary milieu of wartime London. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Love and War in London : A Womans Diary, 1939-1942 by Olivia Cockett (2005, Trade Paperback) at the best online prices at eBay. A diary that reveals the author's frustrations, fears, pleasures and self-doubts.

Love and War in London A Woman's Diary, 1939-1942 by Olivia Cockett. Description for Love and War in London Paperback. Love & war in London by Olivia Cockett, 2005, Wilfrid Laurier University Press edition.

Love and War in London by Olivia Cockett