This is such an interesting look at war life from a new and different perspective. For a literature and history lover, it’s fascinating to see women’s roles at this time - and how her entries have become an important insight into this time period. Thank you for sharing :)
I think you would really enjoy Nella's diaries, as a history and literature lover! Her insights and prose clearly show that she was a frustrated writer at heart. I wondered as I read how she would react to the interest in her words now; she probably couldn't have comprehended that we would be talking about it!
Thanks for reminding me of her, Kate. This is so interesting. Your newsletter is always so surprising. I absolutely love that she thinks 'love' lingers but 'strife' jars.
Thanks Sam, her diaries were another discovery on the same course I first read Bainbridge, funnily enough. Reading the diaries just made me wonder how many other people (particularly women) of the past had creative talent that they never got to express.
This is such an interesting look at war life from a new and different perspective. For a literature and history lover, it’s fascinating to see women’s roles at this time - and how her entries have become an important insight into this time period. Thank you for sharing :)
I think you would really enjoy Nella's diaries, as a history and literature lover! Her insights and prose clearly show that she was a frustrated writer at heart. I wondered as I read how she would react to the interest in her words now; she probably couldn't have comprehended that we would be talking about it!
Thank you, Kate. What a fascinating piece, beautifully written as always.
Thank you so much, Victoria :)
No... thank you :)
Thanks for reminding me of her, Kate. This is so interesting. Your newsletter is always so surprising. I absolutely love that she thinks 'love' lingers but 'strife' jars.
Thanks Sam, her diaries were another discovery on the same course I first read Bainbridge, funnily enough. Reading the diaries just made me wonder how many other people (particularly women) of the past had creative talent that they never got to express.
This is a great post and shows an amazingly complex life that is very succinctly written.
So interesting to see the complexities of her life, dreams, and society through these diaries. Enlightening reflections here.
Thanks Kate! I thought so too :)