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Synopsis
An intriguing book of authentic diary entries from people who have experienced living through wars. There entries from as long ago as the 1600s to the present century. "This is a wonderful anthology. Imaginatively compiled and thoroughly edited . . . The Taylors have a sharp eye for revealing detail and a sense of humor, so that the awesome and tragic are balanced by the humdrum and quirky." (The Herald)
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About the Author
Irene Taylor was born and brought up in Edinburgh. For many years she worked in public libraries. She has a degree in history from Edinburgh University and she now works for the National Trust for Scotland. Alan Taylor is a journalist and Literary Editor for the Sunday Herald. he is a regular contributor to a variety of publications and in an earlier incarnation was a reference librarian.
Review
The Assassin's Cloak was a treasury to return to at random. The same can be said of The Secret Annexe. Smuggled in to this selection is the telling suggestion that, even in wartime, life goes on. War may be an inferno, but the human comedy prevails. * * Observer * * The writers are mere flotsam on the tides of war. Their words are subjective, partial, personal, sometimes prejudiced, and occasionally mundane. But taken together and spanning centuries of warfare, they are the very stuff and substance of human experience. * * The Times * * This is a wonderful anthology. Imaginatively compiled and thoroughly edited. The Taylors have a sharp eye for revealing detail and a sense of humour, so that the awesome and tragic are balanced by the humdrum and quirky. * * The Herald * * A triumph in which the full range of human emotions associated with war is laid bare before us. -- Alexander McCall Smith
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- PublisherCanongate Books Ltd
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 1841956708
- ISBN 13 9781841956701
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages676
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