The War And Uncle Walter

Musto, Walter

ISBN 10: 0553814605 / ISBN 13: 9780553814606

Published by Bantam, 2004

About this Item

VINTAGESTAN BOOKS Title: The War and Uncle Walter by Walter Musto. 2004.The Diary of an Eccentric Author: Walter Musto Compiled by: Art McCulloch Illustrated by: David Eccles Publisher: Bantam Books Year Published: 2004 Edition: Original Dimensions: 19.5cm x 13cm Binding type: Softcover ISBN: 9780553814606 Notes: SKU: VSS / 093 / G / 2007 / 1168 / 5HB Condition Dust Jacket Condition: Not applicable Book condition: Good. Rubbing, bumps, handling marks, marks Binding: Intact Pages: 319 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The War And Uncle Walter
• Publisher: Bantam
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0553814605
• ISBN 13: 9780553814606
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Illus By David Eccles
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Not applicable
• Seller catalogs:
  • Autobiography. Biography. Memoirs.

About this title

Synopsis

The diaries of Walter Musto were recently discovered by his great nephew in an attic. Reflected here is the opinionated, happy voice of a 60-year-old suburban businessman from Surrey who found himself living through the biggest upheaval of modern times. His logbook of political and personal musings offers a charming and colorful picture of life on the home front. When Walter began his diary on January 1st, 1939, he lived quietly with his ageing wife Alice and their even more elderly dog. As war broke out he took up service as an air-raid warden, and grew tomatoes for the war effort. From bird-watching on the Thames to delays at Waterloo due to unexploded bombs, Walter contrasts lyrically the opposing worlds of war and peace, of personal and collective loss.

About the Author

WALTER MUSTO died over fifty years ago when he was in his late sixties. These are his original diaries - resurrected, edited, and illustrated for the world.