"Ethel & Ernest is the story of Raymond Briggs's parents lives from their first chance encounter to their deaths. Their story provides a social history of the lives of two ordinary people living in England during the 20th century. Through Ethel and Ernest the reader learns how the average person coped with the many changes in the 20th century including, the dark days of the Second World War, the birth of the Welfare State and the advent of television. Told in Brigg's unique strip-cartoon format."
"Cette BD au ton autobiographique retrace la vie d'une famille anglaise (celle de l'auteur) de 1928 à 1971 et à travers elle, l'histoire du XXe siècle : la guerre, la découverte de la modernité, le voyage de l'homme sur la lune,..."
"The story of the life of Ethel and Ernest, the parents of Raymond Briggs, told in Brigg's unique strip-cartoon format - Gives an impression of social attitudes prevailing at the time in England."
"A loving tribute to his parents told in comic book style."
"The author's depiction of his parent's lives from their chance first encounter in the 1920s until their deaths in the 1970s."
"Uses a comic book format to tell the story of the author's parents, from their first encounter in 1928 London, through their marriage and the rapidly shifting modern world, to their final days."
"" ... the story of Raymond Briggs's parents from their first chance encounter to their deaths, told in Briggs's unique strip-cartoon format."--Flyleaf."@en