The Thirties: An Intimate History of Britain

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HarperPress, 2011 - Biography & Autobiography - 853 pages
J.B. Priestley famously described the 'three Englands' he saw in the 1930s; old England, 19th-century England and the new, post-war England. In this book Juliet Gardiner provides a fresh perspective on that restless, uncertain, ambitious decade, bringing the complex experience of 1930s Britain alive.

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About the author (2011)

Juliet Gardiner is a respected commentator on British social history from the Victorian times through to the 1950s. She was editor of 'History Today' magazine and is also author of the critically acclaimed and bestselling 'Wartime'. Her monumental 'The Thirties: An Intimate History' is published by Harper Press in February 2010.

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