Mrs Miniver by Jan Struther - ISBN: 9781853810909
Paperback
Ordinary lives, love, and humor facing extraordinary war in England.

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  • Paperback

    176 pages

  • Release Date

    22 November 1996

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Summary

Shortly before the Second World War, a column by ‘Mrs Miniver’ appeared in THE TIMES, the first of many recounting the everyday events of a middle-class Chelsea family: Mrs Miniver’s thrill at the sight of October chrysanthemums; her sense of doom when the faithful but rackety car is replaced; the escapades of Vin, Toby and Judy, her unpredictable young children; visits to the Kent cottage and, as war becomes a reality, the strange experience of acquiring gas masks and the cameraderi…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781853810909
ISBN-10:1853810908
Author:Jan Struther
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Virago Press Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:176
Release Date:22 November 1996
Weight:150g
Dimensions:196mm x 128mm x 16mm
Series:Virago Modern Classics
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Mrs Miniver, you feel, could rule the world

‘Mrs Miniver, you feel, could rule the world’ VALERIE GROVE

About The Author

Jan Struther

Jan Struther (1901-53) grew up in Bucks and London. During the 1930s she wrote for PUNCH and also composed the hymn ‘Lord of All Hopefulness’. MRS MINIVER began as a weekly column in THE TIMES.

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