This is an absolutely beautiful review. It’s interesting that he sees his youth as a golden age when it is two years before WW1 and is set at the end of WW2. Do these events feature novel? As a child (in the 90s) the to was my babysitter, so I spent a lot of time watching black & white British movies on BBC2, so will have to add this to my reading list for 2025. Thanks so much for the recommendation. 🙏
Thank you - it does make me happy when I alert someone to a book they might like.
He makes brief references to being in the trenches or on leave, or what it was like to be in England during WW2 (mainly as a contrast to what the US experience was) but it's almost entirely set pre-WW1 and post-WW2.
Ah, the number of black and white films I watched with my Nana in the 80s; set me up for life. I hadn't realised until recently that Priestley wrote some films (as opposed to having his plays or novels adapted): currently on my To Watch list (on ITVX) is Last Holiday starring Alec Guinness from 1950.
This is an absolutely beautiful review. It’s interesting that he sees his youth as a golden age when it is two years before WW1 and is set at the end of WW2. Do these events feature novel? As a child (in the 90s) the to was my babysitter, so I spent a lot of time watching black & white British movies on BBC2, so will have to add this to my reading list for 2025. Thanks so much for the recommendation. 🙏
Thank you - it does make me happy when I alert someone to a book they might like.
He makes brief references to being in the trenches or on leave, or what it was like to be in England during WW2 (mainly as a contrast to what the US experience was) but it's almost entirely set pre-WW1 and post-WW2.
Ah, the number of black and white films I watched with my Nana in the 80s; set me up for life. I hadn't realised until recently that Priestley wrote some films (as opposed to having his plays or novels adapted): currently on my To Watch list (on ITVX) is Last Holiday starring Alec Guinness from 1950.
Lovely review. Glad you liked Bright Day, it's my favourite Priestley too.
Thank you. I think I picked one of the most appropriate times of my life to read it.
Incidentally, my next review is probably going to be the Stuart Maconie book where he follows in the footsteps of Priestley’s English Journey.