This Time Next Year We'll Be Laughing
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A 2021 Edgar Award Nominee for Best Critical/Biographical
Jacqueline Winspear has created a memoir of her English childhood that is every bit as engaging as her Maisie Dobbs novels, just as rich in character and detail, history and humanity....
Jacqueline Winspear has created a memoir of her English childhood that is every bit as engaging as her Maisie Dobbs novels, just as rich in character and detail, history and humanity....
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A 2021 Edgar Award Nominee for Best Critical/BiographicalJacqueline Winspear has created a memoir of her English childhood that is every bit as engaging as her Maisie Dobbs novels, just as rich in character and detail, history and humanity. Her writing is lovely, elegant and welcoming. Anne Lamott
The New York Times bestselling author of the Maisie Dobbs series offers a deeply personal memoir of her family s resilience in the face of war and privation.
After sixteen novels, Jacqueline Winspear has taken the bold step of turning to memoir, revealing the hardships and joys of her family history. Both shockingly frank and deftly restrained, her story tackles the difficult, poignant, and fascinating family accounts of her paternal grandfather s shellshock; her mother s evacuation from London during the Blitz; her soft-spoken animal-loving father s torturous assignment to an explosives team during WWII; her parents years living with Romany Gypsies; and Winspear s own childhood picking hops and fruit on farms in rural Kent, capturing her ties to the land and her dream of being a writer at its very inception.
An eye-opening and heartfelt portrayal of a post-War England we rarely see, This Time Next Year We ll Be Laughing chronicles a childhood in the English countryside, of working class indomitability and family secrets, of artistic inspiration and the price of memory.
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CHAPTER 1About Me and Memories
Memories appear in flashes of light, in short scenes, in reflections that can make us laugh or bring us to tears. They might come in on a sneaker wave of grief, or be buoyed up from our past by a certain fragrance in the air, or a sound from afar. The essence of memoir, I suppose, is that it could better be described as re-memory. We don t just look back at an event in our past; we are remembering the memory of what happened. It s a bit like putting the laundry through two wash cycles.
The whine of a chain saw in the distance brings back autumn days working on a farm close to our home in England s Weald of Kent. Mist hangs across the land like a silk scarf not quite touching the earth, but not rising high enough to join a cloud. Sunshine filters through, grainy, as the shades of gold change with the waning day. And there it is, the whine of that chain saw. I remember, once, walking with my father across the fields close to their new home. Dad hadn t quite settled it would take him a long time to feel anything akin to the love he had for that old house at the end of a Victorian terrace where he and my mother had lived for over twenty-four years and raised two kids. As we walked that day we found a hop bine growing through the hedge, a leftover from the days when the field had been a hop garden. (The hop vine is always called a bine in Kent and Sussex, and hops are grown in a garden not a field.) My father pulled a couple of hops from the bine and crushed them between his hands, then brought his nose to his palms, his eyes closed. My whole childhood is rushing before me, he said. Some thirty years
later I watched as my brother threaded dried hops through the one hundred red roses atop my father s coffin. Our memories of childhood, too, were woven with the spicy fragrance of the hop gardens of Kent.
But the story really begins many years before, in London.
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not the posh part.
We are, all of us, products of our family mythology. Stories are not only passed down, but nestled in every cell. When I thought about writing a memoir, I knew I had to write my parents story because I am of them. Everything that happened in my childhood every household decision, every peal of laughter and every sharp word snapped across the table was underpinned by my parents attitudes to the world around them. Those attitudes were forged not only in their youthful experience of wartime London, but by a few postwar years, the years when they were uprooted from family and became in the parlance of their
time gypsies.
But before I press the play button on that story, here s something about me and memories my first memory is of something that happened when I was six months old, or thereabouts. I distinctly remember the scene, though it lasted perhaps only a couple of minutes. No one told me about it because no one else was there, so this was not a matter of absorbing other people s memories. The bird was there and I now believe he was a sparrow. It s a fair bet there are a lot of sparrows about. My memory is of being in my pram. At the outer periphery of my vision I can see the edge of the hood to the left, right and above. In front of me is the handle way out in front of me. The covers must have been close to my chin, because at the lower edge of my vision there is a white blurring, as if a blanket had been pulled up against whatever the weather was doing. Weather is always doing something in England, and in the mid-1950s, whatever it was doing did not deter mothers from putting their babies outside, even as far away as the bottom of the garden. It was deemed good for us. It was probably also ve
not the posh part.
We are, all of us, products of our family mythology. Stories are not only passed down, but nestled in every cell. When I thought about writing a memoir, I knew I had to write my parents story because I am of them. Everything that happened in my childhood every household decision, every peal of laughter and every sharp word snapped across the table was underpinned by my parents attitudes to the world around them. Those attitudes were forged not only in their youthful experience of wartime London, but by a few postwar years, the years when they were uprooted from family and became in the parlance of their
time gypsies.
But before I press the play button on that story, here s something about me and memories my first memory is of something that happened when I was six months old, or thereabouts. I distinctly remember the scene, though it lasted perhaps only a couple of minutes. No one told me about it because no one else was there, so this was not a matter of absorbing other people s memories. The bird was there and I now believe he was a sparrow. It s a fair bet there are a lot of sparrows about. My memory is of being in my pram. At the outer periphery of my vision I can see the edge of the hood to the left, right and above. In front of me is the handle way out in front of me. The covers must have been close to my chin, because at the lower edge of my vision there is a white blurring, as if a blanket had been pulled up against whatever the weather was doing. Weather is always doing something in England, and in the mid-1950s, whatever it was doing did not deter mothers from putting their babies outside, even as far away as the bottom of the garden. It was deemed good for us. It was probably also ve
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Autoren-Porträt von Jacqueline Winspear
Jacqueline Winspear was born and raised in Kent, England. After graduating from the University of London s Institute of Education, she worked in academic publishing, higher education, and marketing communications. She emigrated to the United States in 1990. She has written fifteen novels in the New York Times bestselling Maisie Dobbs series, which has won numerous awards, including the Agatha, Macavity, and Alex. Her standalone novel about the Great War, The Care and Management of Lies, was a finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. She lives in California.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Jacqueline Winspear
- 2021, 312 Seiten, Maße: 15,5 x 21,6 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Soho Press
- ISBN-10: 1641292946
- ISBN-13: 9781641292948
- Erscheinungsdatum: 01.10.2021
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
A 2021 Edgar Award Nominee for Best Critical/BiographicalFall 2021 ABA Indie Next Reading Group Selection
An IndieNext Selection for November 2020
A LibraryReads Selection for November 2020
Praise for This Time Next Year We'll Be Laughing
The author of the Maisie Dobbs series of cozy British mysteries picked hops as a young girl to help support her family, which struggled to subsist in the hardscrabble landscape of rural Kent. This childhood memoir, though frank in its details of postwar privation, is at heart a love story her parents love for each other, and hers for them and the meaningful life they gave her.
The Wall Street Journal
The best-selling author of the Maisie Dobbs mystery series pulls back the curtain on her hardscrabble postwar childhood in rural Kent, England, in which bitter poverty was offset by good cheer and family love.
The New York Times
I fell in love with Jackie Winspear almost at once, right there on Page 24 of her engaging, amusing and moving memoir of growing up in the post-World War II English countryside . . . You don t have to be a boomer or have had a mirror experience to get pulled into the world Winspear re-creates. It s a world both nostalgic and soberly realistic, full of crystalline descriptions of the Kentish countryside and the now long-gone hop gardens that once flourished there.
The Washington Post
The book is heartfelt and humorous, poignant and frank, and as with the Maisie Dobbs books beautifully written.
Buzzfeed
A lovely memoir whether you are a fan of Winspear s Maisie Dobbs mysteries or not. This is her personal account of her English childhood, including the harrowing stories and trauma of the second world war on her grandparents and parents, and her young life living on farms around Kent.
Book Riot
Evocative . . . Walking with her through this complex thicket of rumination and
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reminiscence offers readers a chance to understand more about the writing process, while revealing details of a family heritage well worth recording.
Bookreporter.com
As we have seen in her Maisie Dobbs series, Winspear's talent as a writer shines in her attention to detail and expert depictions of the emotional impact of war.
AudioFile Magazine
Has there been another title this fitting to the moment released this year? I doubt it . . . An extraordinary story of a childhood that spanned huge changes in society and a family grappling with the world lurching ahead. It was the perfect read for this year.
The Secret Library Podcast
Jacqueline Winspear has created a memoir of her English childhood that is every bit as engaging as her Maisie Dobbs novels, just as rich in character and detail, history and humanity. Her writing is lovely, elegant and welcoming.
Anne Lamott, New York Times bestselling author of Almost Everything: Notes on Hope
Jacqueline Winspear's memoir takes the reader through the early and adolescent years of the author's life as well as the history of her parents' young marriage in a fashion that is simultaneously endearing, touching, amusing, heartfelt, and astonishing . . . It's a love letter and a beautiful work of gratitude toward the people and the place that made the author what and who she is.
Elizabeth George, New York Times bestselling author of the Inspector Lynley novels
A beautifully rendered, elegant work of literary architecture joining the present to the past. Jacqueline Winspear's memoir of an English country childhood is also an homage to the remarkable parents whose choices and outlooks shaped her. Their stories of hardship and gratitude became hers, and hers became this unforgettable book.
Hope Edelman, New York Times bestselling author of Motherless Daughters and The Aftergrief
This is a memoir both evocative and unflinching. Without a trace of self-pity, Jacqueline Winspear portrays a childhood of rural poverty overcome by hard manual labor, lifelong love amid emotional wounds, and a profound understanding of how 'the gift of place' creates meaning . . . An illuminating portrait of a time and place that is as optimistic as it is deeply moving.
Sally Bedell Smith, author of Prince Charles: The Passions and Paradoxes of an Improbable Life
[Winspear's] words are hopeful and bright, and imbued with a resilience that will resonate with readers . . . The book will appeal well beyond Winspear s fan base as a literary memoir deeply linked to history and as a meditation on place and family.
Library Journal, Starred Review
[Winspear] draws distinctive portraits of postwar England, altogether different from the U.S., where she has since settled, and her unsettling struggles within the rigid British class system. An engaging childhood memoir and a deeply affectionate tribute to the author s parents.
Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
Though she was born in 1955, [Winspear] provides a visceral portrait of London during WWII and the hardships and cultural changes that shaped England in the decades that followed . . . [An] elegantly executed memoir.
Publishers Weekly
Praise for Maisie Dobbs
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year
Agatha Award Winner for Best First Novel
Macavity Award Winner for Best First Novel
Alex Award Winner
Compelling . . . powerful. [Maisie Dobbs] testifies to the enduring allure of the traditional mystery . . . even though I knew what was coming this second time 'round, its final scene is still a punch in the gut.
Maureen Corrigan for NPR s Fresh Air
"[A] deft debut novel . . . Romantic readers sensing a story-within-a-story won't be disappointed. But first they must be prepared to be astonished at the sensitivity and wisdom with which Maisie resolves her first professional assignment."
The New York Times
"The reader familiar with Alexander McCall Smith's The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency . . . might think of Maisie Dobbs as its British counterpart . . . [Winspear] has created a winning character about whom readers will want to read more."
Associated Press
"[Maisie Dobbs] catches the sorrow of a lost generation in the character of one exceptional woman."
Chicago Tribune
"One of the best and most influential crime novels of the young century."
Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
A fine new sleuth for the twenty-first century. Simultaneously self-reliant and vulnerable, Maisie isn't a character I'll easily forget.
Elizabeth George, #1 New York Times Bestselling author of the Inspector Lynley series
The book is much more than a cosy mystery it is also about women's growing emancipation and the profound changes to society after the First World War.
Mail on Sunday
A delightful mix of mystery, war story and romance set in WWI era England . . . A refreshing heroine, appealing secondary characters and an absorbing plot [make Winspear a] writer to watch.
Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
A poignant and compelling story . . . [Winspear handles] human drama with compassionate sensitivity while skillfully avoiding cloying sentimentality. At the end, the reader is left yearning for more. Highly recommended.
Library Journal, Starred Review
Bookreporter.com
As we have seen in her Maisie Dobbs series, Winspear's talent as a writer shines in her attention to detail and expert depictions of the emotional impact of war.
AudioFile Magazine
Has there been another title this fitting to the moment released this year? I doubt it . . . An extraordinary story of a childhood that spanned huge changes in society and a family grappling with the world lurching ahead. It was the perfect read for this year.
The Secret Library Podcast
Jacqueline Winspear has created a memoir of her English childhood that is every bit as engaging as her Maisie Dobbs novels, just as rich in character and detail, history and humanity. Her writing is lovely, elegant and welcoming.
Anne Lamott, New York Times bestselling author of Almost Everything: Notes on Hope
Jacqueline Winspear's memoir takes the reader through the early and adolescent years of the author's life as well as the history of her parents' young marriage in a fashion that is simultaneously endearing, touching, amusing, heartfelt, and astonishing . . . It's a love letter and a beautiful work of gratitude toward the people and the place that made the author what and who she is.
Elizabeth George, New York Times bestselling author of the Inspector Lynley novels
A beautifully rendered, elegant work of literary architecture joining the present to the past. Jacqueline Winspear's memoir of an English country childhood is also an homage to the remarkable parents whose choices and outlooks shaped her. Their stories of hardship and gratitude became hers, and hers became this unforgettable book.
Hope Edelman, New York Times bestselling author of Motherless Daughters and The Aftergrief
This is a memoir both evocative and unflinching. Without a trace of self-pity, Jacqueline Winspear portrays a childhood of rural poverty overcome by hard manual labor, lifelong love amid emotional wounds, and a profound understanding of how 'the gift of place' creates meaning . . . An illuminating portrait of a time and place that is as optimistic as it is deeply moving.
Sally Bedell Smith, author of Prince Charles: The Passions and Paradoxes of an Improbable Life
[Winspear's] words are hopeful and bright, and imbued with a resilience that will resonate with readers . . . The book will appeal well beyond Winspear s fan base as a literary memoir deeply linked to history and as a meditation on place and family.
Library Journal, Starred Review
[Winspear] draws distinctive portraits of postwar England, altogether different from the U.S., where she has since settled, and her unsettling struggles within the rigid British class system. An engaging childhood memoir and a deeply affectionate tribute to the author s parents.
Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
Though she was born in 1955, [Winspear] provides a visceral portrait of London during WWII and the hardships and cultural changes that shaped England in the decades that followed . . . [An] elegantly executed memoir.
Publishers Weekly
Praise for Maisie Dobbs
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year
Agatha Award Winner for Best First Novel
Macavity Award Winner for Best First Novel
Alex Award Winner
Compelling . . . powerful. [Maisie Dobbs] testifies to the enduring allure of the traditional mystery . . . even though I knew what was coming this second time 'round, its final scene is still a punch in the gut.
Maureen Corrigan for NPR s Fresh Air
"[A] deft debut novel . . . Romantic readers sensing a story-within-a-story won't be disappointed. But first they must be prepared to be astonished at the sensitivity and wisdom with which Maisie resolves her first professional assignment."
The New York Times
"The reader familiar with Alexander McCall Smith's The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency . . . might think of Maisie Dobbs as its British counterpart . . . [Winspear] has created a winning character about whom readers will want to read more."
Associated Press
"[Maisie Dobbs] catches the sorrow of a lost generation in the character of one exceptional woman."
Chicago Tribune
"One of the best and most influential crime novels of the young century."
Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
A fine new sleuth for the twenty-first century. Simultaneously self-reliant and vulnerable, Maisie isn't a character I'll easily forget.
Elizabeth George, #1 New York Times Bestselling author of the Inspector Lynley series
The book is much more than a cosy mystery it is also about women's growing emancipation and the profound changes to society after the First World War.
Mail on Sunday
A delightful mix of mystery, war story and romance set in WWI era England . . . A refreshing heroine, appealing secondary characters and an absorbing plot [make Winspear a] writer to watch.
Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
A poignant and compelling story . . . [Winspear handles] human drama with compassionate sensitivity while skillfully avoiding cloying sentimentality. At the end, the reader is left yearning for more. Highly recommended.
Library Journal, Starred Review
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