Mrs Tim Carries On Author:D. E Stevenson, Dorothy Emily Peploe With her husband Tim off fighting in the Low Countries, Hester Christie returns to the diary she began in the earlier Mrs. Tim Christie. Once again, Mrs. Tim records her woman's round as housekeeper, mother, and hostess with gentle amusement. But in reality, her simple life is complicated by the evidence of a country at war and throughout her re... more »cord is the resolution to carry on sanely in an insane world. Hester's diary, written for Tim, is alive with courage, honesty, and resolve.