I was thrilled to get this book as a Mother's Day gift from my Daughter.  She knew how much I loved the film, Housewife 49, as it was called, and having watched the film already 3 times, I think it was a good guess to know I would also love the book.

The Mass Observation Project started in 1937 and ended in the mid-60s.  They asked for Volunteers to send in a daily diary of their normal lives.  Nella Last started writing and sending in her diary in September 1939.

If you are interested...

The Dreaming Suburb and book two The Avenue Goes to War are two of my favourite books.  I've read them both through twice.


The author of these two books lived a couple of miles from where I was born and bred and so I could relate very much to the area that his books take place in.  The story although fiction, I believe, has much of the writer's personal experiences within it.

Part of the area he mentions in the book he names...

I have read this book three times over the years and given at least four people the gift of one.  It really has helped me through bad times to buck my ideas up.



If you are plagued by guilt and worry and find yourself falling unwittingly into the same old self-destructive patterns, then you have erroneous zones - whole facets of your approach to life that act as barriers to your success and happiness.  Dr Wayne Dyer can help you break free!