Tom Tiddler's Ground by Ursula Orange (English) Paperback Book

Description: Tom Tiddler's Ground by Ursula Orange A novel first published in 1941. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description "Is Florence looking after the house all right? I thought it was rather touching of her to say she would like to stay and be bombed with you. Mind you put her underneath when youre lying down flat in an air-raid." Caroline Cameron is charming and witty, no doubt--but also superficial, and a bit immoral. When we first meet her, at the beginning of Ursula Oranges delightful novel of the early days of World War II, married Caroline is contemplating an affair with an actor. But then war intervenes, and Caroline and her young daughter evacuate to the quiet village of Chesterford to stay with school-friend Constance Smith. The two women couldnt be more different. Warm-hearted, generous Constance surprises the local billeting officer with her delight at welcoming evacuees into her home. But she has also made a catastrophic marriage to salesman Alfred. As they weather the storm of blackouts, shelters, and village drama, its ultimately the womens differences that allow them to bring out the best in each other and let peace (of a sort) reign again. Tom Tiddlers Ground is a rollicking, irresistible tale of troubles on the Home Front. This new edition features an introduction by Stacy Marking. "Miss Oranges very considerable gifts have all been requisitioned to make this a book not only of first-rate entertainment, but of literary excellence in its special light comedy genre." New York Times "The whole story is a sparkling piece of fun." Daily Telegraph Author Biography Ursula Marguerite Dorothea Orange was born in Simla in 1909, the daughter of the Director General of Education in India, Sir Hugh Orange. But when she was four the family returned to England. She was later finished in Paris, and then went up to Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford in 1928. It was there that she and Tim Tindall met. They won a substantial sum of money on a horse, enough to provide the couple with the financial independence to marry, which they did in 1934. Ursula Oranges first novel, Begin Again, was published with success in 1936, followed by To Sea in a Sieve in 1937. In 1938 her daughter, the writer Gillian Tindall, was born, and the next year the war changed their lives completely. Their London home was badly damaged and, as her husband left for the army, Ursula settled in the country with Gillian, where she had ample opportunity to observe the comic, occasionally tragic, effects of evacuation: the subject of her biggest success, Tom Tiddlers Ground (1941). Three more novels followed, continuing to deal with the indirect effects of war: conflicts of attitude, class and the generations, wherever disparate characters are thrown together. The end of the war saw the family reunited and in 1947 the birth of her son Nicholas. But Ursula Oranges literary career foundered, and the years that followed saw her succumb to severe depression and periods of hospital treatment. In 1955 she died aged 46. Long Description "Is Florence looking after the house all right? I thought it was rather touching of her to say she would like to stay and be bombed with you. Mind you put her underneath when youre lying down flat in an air-raid." Caroline Cameron is charming and witty, no doubt--but also superficial, and a bit immoral. When we first meet her, at the beginning of Ursula Oranges delightful novel of the early days of World War II, married Caroline is contemplating an affair with an actor. But then war intervenes, and Caroline and her young daughter evacuate to the quiet village of Chesterford to stay with school-friend Constance Smith. The two women couldnt be more different. Warm-hearted, generous Constance surprises the local billeting officer with her delight at welcoming evacuees into her home. But she has also made a catastrophic marriage to salesman Alfred. As they weather the storm of blackouts, shelters, and village drama, its ultimately the womens differences that allow them to bring out the best in each other and let peace (of a sort) reign again. Tom Tiddlers Ground is a rollicking, irresistible tale of troubles on the Home Front. This new edition features an introduction by Stacy Marking. "Miss Oranges very considerable gifts have all been requisitioned to make this a book not only of first-rate entertainment, but of literary excellence in its special light comedy genre." New York Times "The whole story is a sparkling piece of fun." Daily Telegraph Details ISBN1911579258 Author Ursula Orange Pages 234 Language English ISBN-10 1911579258 ISBN-13 9781911579250 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2017 Publication Date 2017-03-06 Place of Publication Salisbury Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations Illustrations, black and white UK Release Date 2017-03-06 AU Release Date 2017-03-06 NZ Release Date 2017-03-06 Edition Description New edition Audience General Publisher Dean Street Press Limited Imprint Dean Street Press Limited We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:101720977;

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