About this title: Shortly before the Second World War, a column by 'Mrs Miniver' appeared in THE TIMES, the first of many recounting the everyday events of a middle-class Chelsea family: Mrs Miniver's thrill at the sight of October chrysanthemums; her sense of doom when the faithful but rackety car is replaced; the escapades of Vin, Toby and Judy, her unpredictable young children; visits to the Kent cottage and, as war becomes a reality, the strange experience of acquiring gas masks and the cameraderie of those unsettling early days. Mrs Miniver enchanted the public with her sympathy and affectionate humour, ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace, New York
Date Published: 1940
Description: Good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Nice hard cover, lightly read, light shelf wear to cover, last blank page torn out, stk #2435j8. 288 p.; 21 cm. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Pocket Books
Date Published: 1942-01-01
Description: Very Good. Cover shows creases, soiling and removed price sticker. Edges and corners bumped and rubbed. Pages shows yellowing, stains, binding is tight. "Meet Mrs. Miniver. She is the universal, heart-warming symbol of the endurable and pleasant sides of existence. Against the shadow of the present she holds up to view the everyday domesticities, the comings and goings of family life, and finds them good. " read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York: Harcourt, Brace, and Company,
Date Published: 1942
Description: Good in Fair jacket. 298 pp. Dj shelf worn, torn, and edges frayed. Book cover worn and edges frayed. Interior yellowed with age, but pages clean and crisp. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York: Harcourt Brace and Com
Date Published: 1942
Description: Very Good. ---Very Good. in Good + Dust Jacket. 298 pages. Interior overall nice condition. Boards are well-preserved with only light signs of use. Dust Jacket has light signs of use. New Edition. Binding is Hard Cover. 8vo-over 7 3/4"-9 3/4" tall-Publish Place: -Size: read more
Binding: Unknown Binding
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace
Date Published: 1942
Description: Good. ---298 pgs. Interior-Light signs of use w/ the FFP missing. The boards have light signs of aging. -Publish Place: New York-Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. read more
"I found Mrs. Miniver to be a serious treat. What a woman! I was confused by the seeming lack of plot until an online search revealed that Mrs. Miniver was a series of columns written for the Times. Over the life of the column, World War II reached Great Britain and Mrs. Miniver's daily details took on more meaning as she and her family dealt with taking first aid classes, taking in children from London and being issued gas masks. I look forward to seeing the movie."
"I loved this book. There's no dramatic plot, no huge point to the book, just a series of pleasant domestic vignettes that tell the story of a couple years in Mrs. Miniver's life. Takes place in the late 1930s, just before the war, in London and Kent. It reminds me a bit of Rosamunde Pilcher's Coming Home, not in subject matter, but in the feel of the story."
"i've read this book a number of times over the past few years::the book originally appeared as a series of newspaper columns and is basically an observation on upper middle class family life in england just before the 2nd world war::its a pleasant::easy read::after reading this i developed a passion for bronze chrysanthemums :) ::british class system aside 5 stars::but if you're into social history and the deprivations and unjust social system of britain at this time::well 0 stars::"
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