My Wish Lists Login / Join

Among You Taking Notes...

By: Naomi Mitchison

Write A Review

Paperback | 7 March 2023 | Edition Number 1

At a Glance

Paperback
336 Pages

Dimensions(cm)
19.5 x 12.8 x 1.9

Paperback

$43.75

or 4 interest-free payments of $10.94 with

Ships in 10 to 15 business days

'As in a good novel, the people, their feelings and reactions are instantly recognisable and as fresh and immediate today as they were then' GUARDIAN

'She writes vividly and movingly' DAILY TELEGRAPH

26th September 1939. I am beginning to wonder whether the point of a place like this may be that it will keep alive certain ideas of freedom which might easily be destroyed in the course of this totalitarian war...

Born in Edinburgh, Naomi Mitchison spent most of the Second World War in the fishing village of Carradale on Kintyre, her home until her death aged 101. Her life was crowded with incident, and her attitudes to events predictably forceful, original and honest.

Throughout the war she kept a diary at the request of the research organisation Mass Observation, in which she recorded both the momentous events of the time, and also how one (albeit extraordinary) family and their friends lived, what they hoped for and what actually happened. Her diaries developed far beyond the confines of a social document.

Written with the passion of a poet combined with the intellectual curiosity of a radial thinker, they provide a unique and valuable document of the period.

Industry Reviews

As in a good novel, the people, their feelings and reactions are instantly recognisable and as fresh and immediate today as they were then

- GUARDIAN

She writes vividly and movingly

- DAILY TELEGRAPH

She writes enviably, with the kind of apparently casual precision which, though it can be achieved by effort, far more often comes by grace

- TLS

Shipping

	Standard Shipping	Express Shipping
Metro postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Regional postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Rural postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95

How to return your order

At Booktopia, we offer hassle-free returns in accordance with our returns policy. If you wish to return an item, please get in touch with Booktopia Customer Care.

Additional postage charges may be applicable.