Ethel & Ernest A True Story

Author: Raymond Briggs

Stock information

General Fields

  • : $34.99 NZD
  • : 9780224046626
  • : Random House
  • : Random House
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  • : 0.286
  • : 01 September 1998
  • : 225mm X 151mm X 9mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 34.99
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Special Fields

  • : Raymond Briggs
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  • : Raymond Briggs
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  • : very good
  • : 104
  • : colour illustrations
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Barcode 9780224046626
9780224046626

Description

Utterly original, deeply moving and very funny, Ethel & Ernest is the story of Raymond Briggs' parents' marriage, from their first chance encounter to their deaths told in Brigg's unique strip-cartoon format. Nothing is invented, nothing embroidered - this is the reality of two decent, ordinary lives of two people who, as Briggs tells the story, become representative of us all. The book is also social history; we see the dark days of the Second World War, the birth of the Welfare State, the advent of television and all the changes which were so exhilarating and bewildering for Ethel and Ernest. A marvellous, life-enhancing book for all ages.

Promotion info

Raymond Brigg's most extraordinary and most appealing book yet-a tender, moving, warmly funny tribute to his parents: Ethel and Ernest.