Book description
Spirited Henrietta wishes she was the kind of doctor's wife who knew
exactly how to deal with the daily upheavals of war. But then, everyone
in her close-knit Devonshire village seems to find different ways to
cope: there's the indomitable Lady B, who writes to Hitler every night
to tell him precisely what she thinks of him; the terrifyingly efficient
Mrs Savernack, who relishes the opportunity to sit on umpteen committees
and boss everyone around; flighty, flirtatious Faith who is utterly
preoccupied with the latest hats and flashing her shapely legs; and then
there's Charles, Henrietta's hard-working husband who manages to sleep
through a bomb landing in their neighbour's garden. With life turned
upside down under the shadow of war, Henrietta chronicles the dramas,
squabbles and loyal friendships that unfold in her affectionate letters
to her 'dear childhood friend' Robert. Warm, witty and perfectly
observed, Henrietta's War brings to life a sparkling community of
determined troupers who pull together to fight the good fight with
patriotic fervour and good humour. Henrietta's War is part of The
Bloomsbury Group, a new library of books from the early
twentieth-century chosen by readers for readers. Spirited Henrietta
wishes she was the kind of doctor's wife who knew exactly how to deal
with the daily upheavals of war. But then, everyone in her close-knit
Devonshire village seems to find different ways to cope: there's the
indomitable Lady B, who writes to Hitler every night to tell him
precisely what she thinks of him; the terrifyingly efficient Mrs
Savernack, who relishes the opportunity to sit on umpteen committees and
boss everyone around; flighty, flirtatious Faith who is utterly
preoccupied with the latest hats and flashing her shapely legs; and then
there's Charles, Henrietta's hard-working husband who manages to sleep
through a bomb landing in their neighbour's garden. With life turned
upside down under the shadow of war, Henrietta chronicles the dramas,
squabbles and loyal friendships that unfold in her affectionate letters
to her 'dear childhood friend' Robert. Warm, witty and perfectly
observed, Henrietta's War brings to life a sparkling community of
determined troupers who pull together to fight the good fight with
patriotic fervour and good humour. Henrietta's War is part of The
Bloomsbury Group, a new library of books from the early
twentieth-century chosen by readers for readers.
