Love in the Blitz: The Long-Lost Letters of a Brilliant Young Woman to Her Beloved on the Front

Author:   Stephanie Racine ,  Eileen Alexander ,  Sian Clifford ,  Oswyn Murray
Publisher:   HarperCollins
Edition:   Library Edition
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9781094159010


Publication Date:   26 May 2020
Format:   Audio  Audio Format
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Love in the Blitz: The Long-Lost Letters of a Brilliant Young Woman to Her Beloved on the Front


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On July 17th 1939, Eileen Alexander, a bright young woman recently graduated from Girton College, Cambridge, begins a brilliant correspondence with fellow Cambridge student Gershon Ellenbogen that lasts five years and spans many hundreds of letters. But as Eileen and Gershon's relationship flourishes from friendship and admiration into passion and love, the tensions between Germany, Russia, and the rest of Europe reach a crescendo. When war is declared, Gershon heads for Cairo and Eileen forgoes her studies to work in the Air Ministry. As cinematic as Atonement, written with the intimacy of the Neapolitan quartet, Love in the Blitz is an extraordinary glimpse of life in London during World War II and an illuminating portrait of an ordinary young woman trying to carve a place for herself in a time of uncertainty. As the Luftwaffe begins its bombardment of England, Eileen, like her fellow Britons, carries on while her loved ones are called up to fight, some never to return home. Written over the course of the conflict, Eileen's letters provide a vivid and personal glimpse of this historic era. Yet throughout the turmoil and bloodshed, one thing remains constant: her beloved Gershon, who remains a source of strength and support, even after he, too, joins the fighting. Though his letters have been lost to time, the bolstering force of his love for Eileen is illuminated in her responses to him. Equal parts heartrending and heartwarming, Love in the Blitz is a timeless romance and a deeply personal story of life and resilience amid the violence and terror of war.

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Author:   Stephanie Racine ,  Eileen Alexander ,  Sian Clifford ,  Oswyn Murray
Publisher:   HarperCollins
Imprint:   HarperCollins
Edition:   Library Edition
ISBN:  

9781094159010


ISBN 10:   1094159018
Publication Date:   26 May 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Audio
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

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Remarkable...Any reader with an interest in cultural history or a love of romance will find this a book to savor. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) This remarkable treasure trove of letters gives a unique insight into home-front life and romance. -- Daily Mail (London) An immense literary discovery, but what they are above all is superbly entertaining. -- Times Literary Supplement (London) Alexander responded to the onset of World War II with humor and intellect, both of which shine through in this collection of letters to her paramour. -- BookPage (starred review) A unique and vivid account of both love and war. -- Jewish Journal


Remarkable...Any reader with an interest in cultural history or a love of romance will find this a book to savor. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)


"""A unique and vivid account of both love and war."" -- ""Jewish Journal"" ""Alexander responded to the onset of World War II with humor and intellect, both of which shine through in this collection of letters to her paramour."" -- ""BookPage (starred review)"" ""An immense literary discovery, but what they are above all is superbly entertaining."" -- ""Times Literary Supplement (London)"" ""This remarkable treasure trove of letters gives a unique insight into home-front life and romance."" -- "" Daily Mail (London)"" ""Remarkable...Any reader with an interest in cultural history or a love of romance will find this a book to savor."" -- ""Publishers Weekly (starred review)"""


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Born in 1917 and raised in the London village of Hampstead, Eileen Alexander was a young Girton College, Cambridge graduate when the Second World War erupted across Europe. During the War, she worked for the Air Ministry as an administrative assistant while also meticulously documenting her life and the war in letters to her college sweetheart, Gershon Ellenbogen. The two would later go on to marry in March of 1944. She is survived by two grandchildren.

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