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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     More Content       More by this author     Christie, Clare.     Subjects     Christie, Clare -- Correspondence.     Christie, Clare -- Family -- Correspondence.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Canada -- Nova Scotia -- Correspondence.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Great Britain -- Correspondence.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- Nova Scotia -- Amherst.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- Great Britain.     Canada -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Sources.     Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Sources.     Amherst (N.S.) -- Biography.     Great Britain -- Biography.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Christie, Clare.       by title:      My dear Alice : war ...       by call number:      940.53082 C555m     Search the Web     Christie, Clare.     Christie, Clare -- Correspondence.     Christie, Clare -- Family -- Correspondence.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Canada -- Nova Scotia -- Correspondence.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Great Britain -- Correspondence.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- Nova Scotia -- Amherst.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- Great Britain.     Canada -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Sources.     Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Sources.     Amherst (N.S.) -- Biography.     Great Britain -- Biography.       MARC Display

My dear Alice : war letters, 1937-1950 / by Clare Christie, Carol Wills. by Christie, Clare. New World Publishing, 2013. Call #: 940.53082 C555m Subjects Christie, Clare -- Correspondence.   Christie, Clare -- Family -- Correspondence.   World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Canada -- Nova Scotia -- Correspondence.   World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Great Britain -- Correspondence.   World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- Nova Scotia -- Amherst.   World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- Great Britain.   Canada -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Sources.   Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Sources.   Amherst (N.S.) -- Biography.   Great Britain -- Biography. ISBN:  9781895814507 (pbk.) Description:  xxiii, 275 p. ": ill. 23 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references. Summary:  "A social history of World War II told through the civilians (and some soldiers) who lived through it. Alice, from Amherst, NS, Canada, mindful of the shortages in Britain, sent packages of staples and a few luxuries to British relatives who suffered through the blitz and the threat of invasion. She was doing her part to keep in touch with relatives on the other side of the Atlantic, as well as to alleviate some of the hardships caused by rationing, which lasted for some items until 1954. The fascinating letters (transcribed literally from original mostly hand-written correspondence) she received in return give us a woman's perspective on the war. Although the letters often talk of family and difficulties of raising children in wartime, there are also very insightful accounts of the progress of the war itself and the politics surrounding it by intelligent, thoughtful women - especially the aunt and cousin of Alice Christie - Berta and Helen. Berta's letters are insightful and thoughtful, with a sophisticated turn of language, while Helen, also very literate, is more direct, speaking her mind in a razor-sharp, incisive and cogent manner. The story covers not only the run up to, and the war itself, but also the recovery that followed. An accompanying 15-year timeline (1935-1950), encapsulates the war on a global basis, illustrating the insidious nature of war, the treatment of Jews and other non-Aryans by the Nazis, and the widespread changes after the war as emerging countries strive for independence. A unique story narrated in a distinctive way by two authors, cousins, who grew up on opposite sides of the Atlantic"--Provided by publisher. Other authors:  Wills, Carol, 1945- Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Nonfiction 940.53082 C555m Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 940.53082 C555m Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 940.53082 C555m Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Local History Collection 940.53082 C555m Non-circulating Local History Room - Central Library, 4th Floor Add Copy to MyList

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