tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post1714235817241505020..comments2024-03-09T11:34:22.175+00:00Comments on The History Girls: Austerity – then and now by Emma BarnesMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-86436178256472965372014-06-17T12:28:21.090+01:002014-06-17T12:28:21.090+01:00Sounds a really interesting book, Emma, and just t...Sounds a really interesting book, Emma, and just the right mix of historical detail and the emotional drive of the story for young readers. Wishing the Girl from Hard Times Hill well.Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-14612324583968765112014-06-17T11:23:14.718+01:002014-06-17T11:23:14.718+01:00Thank-you for sharing such a fascinating story, Em...Thank-you for sharing such a fascinating story, Emma. Becca McCallumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09339982441409936532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-21973160873023227792014-06-16T15:27:45.945+01:002014-06-16T15:27:45.945+01:00Thank you for your comments. Yes, they do look (a...Thank you for your comments. Yes, they do look (and were) very young. I suspect I'd have coped very badly with all life threw at them.<br />Emma Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02718171070716804800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-14378858327419320322014-06-16T11:48:09.742+01:002014-06-16T11:48:09.742+01:00Fascinating post, Emma, and now I can't wait t...Fascinating post, Emma, and now I can't wait to read the book. How young and vulnerable your grandparents look! I love old photos.<br /><br />Maryom, as late as the mid 1970s I was sides-to-middling worn sheets - and we bought all our baby stuff secondhand, even mattresses and pillows (which makes me cringe a bit now!)Ann Turnbullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484265041343702129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-6300797979018877362014-06-16T10:22:56.579+01:002014-06-16T10:22:56.579+01:00Fascinating to hear the background of the book - a...Fascinating to hear the background of the book - and those faces in the photos - why do they break your heart like that? Is it because they all are so young, and our past is their future? Any way - thanks for posting!Joan Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763862159032836768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-10879808404580974412014-06-16T10:10:16.371+01:002014-06-16T10:10:16.371+01:00I still have my mother's and grandmother's...I still have my mother's and grandmother's knitting and sewing books from this era, and I'm always amazed at the clothing 'recycling' that seemed normal - cutting up adult clothing for child sizes, making clothes from undamaged sections of old sheets and towels, unravelling worn knitted garments to re-use the wool.... today's austerity pales in comparison.maryomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18265044617480788043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-78939728249484393052014-06-16T09:36:23.344+01:002014-06-16T09:36:23.344+01:00Really enjoyed this, Emma. It seems your family...Really enjoyed this, Emma. It seems your family's experience matches mine in many ways.<br />Wishing you as much luck - or even more! - with this book as with 'Wolfie.'Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.com