Good Evening, Mrs. Craven: The Wartime Stories of Mollie Panter-DownesIncludes several short stories that explore different aspects of English domestic life during the war: about separation, sewing parties, fear, evacuees sent to the country, obsession with food, and the social revolutions of wartime. |
Contents
Mrs Ramsays War 27 January 1940 | 15 |
Its the Real Thing This Time 15 June 1940 | 29 |
As the Fruitful Vine 31 August 1940 | 43 |
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