What: In her semi-autobiographical novel Henrietta's War, author Joyce Dennys gives us World War 2 from the perspective of daily life in a Devonshire village, bombs and doctors and sewing and dogs and all. The tone is amazingly breezy, though, because the story takes the form of chatty letters punctuated with drawings by the author.
Comparable to: E.M. Delafield and Angela Thirkell, but plus cartoons!
Representative quote: "But in the matter of trousers, dear Robert, the war has hit us hard. Nobody can live in a seaside town without becoming more or less slack-minded."
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How to get it: Buyable, borrowable, Kindle-able.
Connections to previous Wreckage: Similar-ish author Angela Thirkell's Cheerfulness Breaks In was Rec. #240 and Summer Half was Rec. #40. I've also featured quotes from two of her characters (QfFC #12 and QfFC #31).
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