Diary of an Ordinary Woman

[Harriet]

'The diary of fictional character Millicent Price, who lives through the Great War, the General Strike, the Depression era of the 30's, the War, and then the Swinging Sixties, Greenham Common and Maggie Thatcher's Britain. '

I read this book believing it to be non-fiction, and only found out that it was a novel after I'd finished it. I was really disappointed, I didn't want to know it was fiction. It's written so well, Forster has researched the subjects thoroughly and the diary seems to be one of any woman living in those times.

Has anyone else read it? Or any other books by Margaret Forster? This is the only book of hers that I've read.

[marion]

I loved Diary of an Ordinary woman, I always know that I'll enjoy anything written by her. Two books of hers that I remember reading and enjoying are "Have the Men Had Enough?" and "Lady's Maid". Margaret Forster doesn't seem to be a very prolific writer, and Diary of an Ordinary Woman is the first one I can remember from her for two or three years.

[megustaleer]

Margaret Forster was my favourite writer at one time, before the avalanche of books that have been published, and 'hyped', in recent years, and the limitations that have somehow been imposed on my reading time. I haven't read one of hers for years.

My favourite was 'The Battle For Christabel', but I also enjoyed 'Lady's Maid'; 'Have The Men Had Enough?'; 'Mother, Can you Hear Me?'; 'Hidden Lives'; and 'Private Papers'. I do not like her most famous novel, 'Georgy Girl', I feel it has dated badly.

A look at Amazon shows that she is indeed a prolific writer, as I discovered 14 titles I have not read, including several biographies.
There also appears to be a new one, only out in hardback: 'Is There Anything You Want'
I guess I'll be adding some more to my 'waiting to be read' pile.