Clara Emily Milburn (1883–1961)

Author of Mrs. Milburn's Diaries: An Englishwoman's Day to Day Reflections, 1939-45

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Birthdate: 1883
Date of death: 1961
Gender: female

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Mrs. Milburn's Diaries: An Englishwoman's Day to… by Clara Emily Milburn

Bought 28 Aug 2007 - charity shop

This was my carry-over from 2007 - still had 100 pages to go when I fell asleep!

The WWII diaries of an ordinary housewife, this is an interesting book, primarily because she lived in the Midlands, so there's lots of information on Birmingham and Coventry (prompting us to pop to see the Cathedral today after we've been to IKEA) and she reports all the news as (they find out) it happens - not the same as in the history books. Not as emotionally engaging as Nella Last, but a good documentary piece.… (more)

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