Alwyn Turner

Alwyn Turner
A Shellshocked Nation
Britain Between the Wars
with Juliet Nicolson

Upstairs at Bookfest

After the calamity of the Great War, Britain longed for escapist fun. It was easier to spend a day at the seaside than to worry about mass unemployment, political scandals or military manoeuvres in Europe. Combining cultural, social and political history, A Shellshocked Nation sketches a portrait of the country through its entertainments and scandals, its people and
political crises.

Alwyn Turner is a historian and writer who teaches at the University of Chichester. He will be in conversation with Juliet Nicolson.