{"product_id":"mrs-tim-carries-on-paperback","title":"Mrs. Tim Carries On - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eD. E. Stevenson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlexander McCall Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThere is so much War News in News Bulletins, in Newspapers, and so much talk about the war that I do not intend to write about it in my diary. Indeed my diary is a sort of escape from the war . . . though it is almost impossible to escape from the anxieties which it brings.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBestselling author D.E. Stevenson's charming fictional alter-ego, Hester Christie--or \"Mrs. Tim\" as she is affectionately known to friends of her military husband--was first introduced to readers in \u003cem\u003eMrs. Tim of the Regiment\u003c\/em\u003e, published in 1932. In 1941, Stevenson brought Mrs. Tim back in this delightful sequel, to lift spirits and boost morale in the early days of World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith her husband stationed in France, Hester finds plenty to keep her busy on the Home Front. From her first air raid and a harrowing but hilarious false alarm about a German invasion, to volunteering at the regiment's \"Comforts Depot,\" guiding the romantic destinies of her pretty houseguest and an injured soldier, and making a flying visit to a blacked-out, slightly bedraggled London with its fighting spirit intact, Mrs. Tim does indeed carry on--in inimitable style.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMrs. Tim returns in two subsequent novels, \u003cem\u003eMrs Tim Gets a Job\u003c\/em\u003e (1947) and \u003cem\u003eMrs Tim Flies Home\u003c\/em\u003e (1952), all back in print for the first time in decades from Furrowed Middlebrow and Dean Street Press. This new edition features an introduction by Alexander McCall Smith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"She admirably preserves her lightness of touch, with a tinge of melancholy added, which perfectly suits the mood of 1940.\" \u003cem\u003eGlasgow Herald\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is not merely a war book to which cheerfulness keeps breaking in, it is a book of cheerfulness from which the war cannot be kept out . . . Major Tim's amazing escape from Dunkirk is high drama superbly handled, and her word pictures are both lifelike and lively.\" \u003cem\u003eManchester Evening News\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 07, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760150774048,"sku":"9781912574537","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d174cb794c48448747fa79fbd50e5b4b.webp?v=1780172873","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/mrs-tim-carries-on-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}