Ha pure i capelli lunghi - chiaramente propendé per la sinistra; il sentore della guerra prima, il nazismo e i bombardamenti poi). I didn't connect any further than that, partly because I'm not that fussed about politics (I am quite young after all! My problem with this was how Ethel came across: she came from a working class family (she had about 8 other siblings) and yet she looked down on what she referred to as 'commoners'. Discover the joy of reading with us, your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality. I have read Briggs's silent picture book masterpiece, The Snowman, and seen an animated film based on it many times.

Ethel and Ernest follows the lives of Raymond Briggs' parents throughout the decades, with each section divided into 10 year chunks. The reason this does not get a higher rating is that this is a very specific story about a certain, albeit lovely, couple, and I'm not sure why anyone not family would really care about them.La loro storia è scandita da piccoli e grandi lavori di manutenzione in quella casa che è stata loro per quarant’anni. First edition, first impression, signed and warmly inscribed by Raymond Briggs in the year of publication.

Couple modeste, très anglais, décalé et follement attendrissant, ils portent un regard neuf sur le téléphone, la télévision, la hi-fi, le premier homme sur la lune, la guerre, la bombe atomique, les hippies, la naissance d'un petit Raymond qui - horreur ! We also get to see Ethel and Ernest's reaction to the invention of the television and how it feels like being inside a movie theater in your own home. Follow that life as they (and Raymond) go through enormous changes and end up in a world that was unimaginable at the start of the book. For his contribution as a children's illustrator Briggs was a runner-up for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1984. I think Raymond's relationship with his parents was perhaps not an easy one although he clearly loves them.Un padre que apoya a los laboristas confusa pero tenazmente, y una madre cuyos ideales de decoro le hacen aborrecer la conciencia de clase que su marido no logra defender en esas disputas, porque le sale más del corazón que de la cabeza. They want children and it takes them some time to have their first and the doctor tells them they will have to stop there. Ethel and Ernest also struck a chord with my twelve year old grandson who was captivated and moved by this unfolding of mundane but unforgettable lives as opposed to his usual diet of super heroes, time lords or teenage wizards.