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The Wind is Rising, by HM Tomlinson. It's a diary of the first year or so of the second world war. It has an unforgettable first line: "All we hear from Berlin
by eszed 7mo ago
The Wind is Rising, by HM Tomlinson. It's a diary of the first year or so of the second world war. It has an unforgettable first line: "All we hear from Berlin is the music of marrow bones and cleavers," and is similarly vivid throughout.
It looks like you can borrow it from archive.org, but I suggest buying a physical copy. It was printed in 1941 - and I don't believe ever had a second edition - so it's on thin, wartime paper, which adds to the experience of reading it. It's like something pulled out of a time-capsule, a tangible relic of the time it covers.
- verisimi 7mo ago> It has an unforgettable first line: "All we hear from Berlin is the music of marrow bones and cleavers," and is similarly vivid throughout. A nice example of the power of media to bring something to life in the reader.
- keiferski 7mo agoInteresting how there is so little information about this book online. It’s a good reminder of how a ton of stuff basically still isn’t on the internet and is still only accessible in old books.
- Timwi 7mo ago(in no small part due to copyright law)
- kombookcha 6mo agoCommenting to save this for later.