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Ethel & Ernest
Raymond Briggs
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Description for Ethel & Ernest
Paperback. Featureing Jim Broadbent, Brenda Blethyn and Luke Treadaway Utterly original, deeply moving and very funny, this is the story of Raymond Briggs' parents' marriage, lady's maid Ethel and milkman Ernest, from their first chance encounter in 1928, through the birth of their son Raymond in 1934, to their deaths, within months of each other, in 1971. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; AKLC; APFV; BGF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 287 x 9. Weight in Grams: 256.
A marvellous, life-enhancing book for all ages, now a major animated film starring Jim Broadbent, Brenda Blethyn and Luke Treadaway Utterly original, deeply moving and very funny, Ethel & Ernest tells the story of Raymond Briggs' parents' marriage, lady's maid Ethel and milkman Ernest, from their first chance encounter in 1928, through the birth of their son Raymond in 1934, to their deaths, within months of each other, in 1971. Told in Brigg`s unique strip-cartoon format, Ethel and Ernest live through the defining moments of the twentieth century: the darkness of the Great Depression, ... Read more
A marvellous, life-enhancing book for all ages, now a major animated film starring Jim Broadbent, Brenda Blethyn and Luke Treadaway Utterly original, deeply moving and very funny, Ethel & Ernest tells the story of Raymond Briggs' parents' marriage, lady's maid Ethel and milkman Ernest, from their first chance encounter in 1928, through the birth of their son Raymond in 1934, to their deaths, within months of each other, in 1971. Told in Brigg`s unique strip-cartoon format, Ethel and Ernest live through the defining moments of the twentieth century: the darkness of the Great Depression, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
104
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781911214601
SKU
9781911214601
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Ref
99-1
About Raymond Briggs
Raymond Briggs was born in London in 1934. He is the author of the hugely successful children's books Father Christmas and The Snowman. These books have been translated into many languages and adapted into films, plays and TV cartoons. His other books include Fungus the Bogeyman, Ug, When the Wind Blows and Ethel & Ernest, a biography of his parents. ... Read more
Reviews for Ethel & Ernest
Briggs has always had the ability to move his readers, but never more powerfully than this.
Stephen Pritchard
Guardian
As our memory of pre-Niketown Britain fades, we should be grateful that Raymond Briggs is so brilliantly equipped to remind us of what we used to be, and why.
Nick Hornby
New York ... Read more
Stephen Pritchard
Guardian
As our memory of pre-Niketown Britain fades, we should be grateful that Raymond Briggs is so brilliantly equipped to remind us of what we used to be, and why.
Nick Hornby
New York ... Read more