Book cover of "The Little Stranger" by Sarah Waters.
Taught myself to write a novel by writing a historical fiction
⏳📚 set in 1940's Colonial Korea. Here are 200 books that taught me about writing or the world of my story. 🖋️📚
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#SarahWaters #GhostStory #PostWarBritain #Warwickshire #Evil
117/200 🩸📚
A hushed antiquarian bookshop in postwar London, circa 1948, designed around patience, order, and the quiet endurance of everyday life. Tall wooden shelves, heavy with leather-bound books, line narrow aisles that invite slow wandering and private reading. Dust motes drift through soft, milky sunlight entering from the front window, settling over a worn leather window seat layered with cushions and wool throws. At a polished mahogany desk, the shop owner stands calmly at ease—sleeves rolled, posture relaxed, expression steady and observant. Warm amber and sepia tones, gentle shadows, and period details create a mood of restraint, comfort, and continuity—a space where calm is practiced, routine is respected, and turning the page feels like an act of quiet resolve.
Keep Calm, Turn the Page
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Book Suggestion: Twenty-Eight Pounds Ten Shillings - a Windrush Story: It is 1948 and post-war Britain is on her knees. The call has gone out to the British Empire for volunteers to help rebuild the country and young men and… #Isles #postwarBritain #Britainknees #kneesBritish #Empirevolunteers
Evidence of post-war austerity measures in @thetimes.com picture library in 1945. Many wallets for glass negatives from the period are fashioned from Tate and Lyle sugar packets. #photoarchive #ukhistory #austerity #recycling #1945 #postwarbritain
‘John Piper (1903-1992) was born in Epsom, UK. Piper enrolled in the Richmond School of Art and a year later the Royal College of Art, graduating in 1929. In the early 1930's Piper exhibited with the London Group and became secretary of the Seven and Fife Society which included Henry Moore, Ivon Hitchens, Ben Nicholson and Paul Nash. He also made a number of trips to Paris where he befriended Alexander Calder and visited the studios of Arp, Brancusi and Jean Hélion. Surrounded by these avant-garde artists, Piper's work of this period reflected the trend for abstraction but by the late 1930's he had returned to a more naturalistic style. Piper also worked on stage designs and costumes for theatre and ballet as well as the designs for six operas by Benjamin Britten. A versatile artist, Piper also wrote articles on art and architecture and designed stained glass windows for a number of buildings including the new Coventry Cathedral.’ https://poulwebb.blogspot.com/2021_01_10_archive.html 14.2.23
#Fortune for #MAY 1950
‘Britain’s Road Back’
#Illustration by John Piper (1903-1992)
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Cover of *Fortune*, May 1950
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Forget port & lemon! ✨ Babycham offered post-war British women a taste of glamour & independence in a stylish coupe. From my new book "ANOTHER ROUND" (coming in Sept) stevenparissien.substack.com
#WomensHistory #DrinkCulture #Babycham #PostWarBritain #PastAndCurious #Substack #BritishIcon
After WWII, the UK faced a massive debt of 249% of GDP! 🤯 To rebuild, they used clever strategies like financial repression and targeted inflation. This allowed them to invest in housing, transport, and "Development Areas" to boost the economy. 🏘️🚄🏭 #PostWarBritain #Economics #History
