Ethel and Ernest : A True Story

Name: Ethel and Ernest : A True Story
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ISBN: 9780375407581

ISBN-10: 0375407588

ISBN-13: 9780375407581

Edition: 1999

Authors: Raymond Briggs, Raymond Briggs

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Poignant, funny, and utterly original,Ethel & Ernestis Raymond Briggs's loving depiction of his parents' lives from their chance first encounter in the 1920s until their deaths in the 1970s. Ethel and Ernest were solid members of the English working class, part of the generation that lived through the most tumultuous years of the twentieth century. They met during the Depression--she working as a maid, he as a milkman--and we follow them as they court and marry, make a home, raise their son, and cope with the dark days of World War II. Briggs's portrayal of how his parents succeeded, or failed, in coming to terms with the events of their rapidly shifting world--the advent of radio,…

Book details

Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 9/21/1999
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 104
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

Raymond Briggs was born in London in 1934. One of the most innovative & popular author-illustrators in the world, he has won many awards for his work. His children's books, including the classics "The Snowman" & "Father Christmas" have sold millions of copies worldwide. He lives in England.