Five to Seven: The Story of a 1920s Childhood

by Diana Noel

Five to the story of a 1920's childhood

Genres: Biography

141 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 1980

Reviews

[Sylvester (Taking a break in 2023) · Rating 3 out of 5]

What struck me most about this memoir was the parental poverty of the children of the wealthy. Little Diana had Nan, a servant, to love her instead, and she was well-loved, but a servant has no power to help a child against the decisions of her employers. Not an unhappy story exactly, but the absence of her parents and her utter vulnerability as a result, well, it was palpable, even frightening. Thanks be for the family that stepped into the breach. And one of the best last lines of a book ever. "But I think we both knew nothing would ever be quite the same again."

[Lottie Spooner · Rating 5 out of 5]

The innocence, the magic, the misunderstanding, the superiority and the horror of childhood. This book captures perfectly the essence of these years in that era.
No more shall be said. I want people to read it.

[Avis Black · Rating 4 out of 5]

Available at Open Library:
https://openlibrary.org/works/OL66200...