Título:
A daughter's tale : the memoir of Winston Churchill's youngest child / by Mary Soames.
ISBN:
9780812993332
Autor personal:
Edición:
First edition.
Información de publicación:
New York : Random House, 2012.
Descripción física:
viii, 356 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Nota general:
Originally published: A daughter's tale : the memoir of Winston and Clementine Churchill's youngest child. London : Doubleday, 2011.
Contenido:
Chartwell child -- A widening world -- Sisters and cousins -- Growing up with grown-ups -- Family affairs -- A bright life and a darkening horizon -- Clearing the decks -- A year to remember -- At Chequers -- Decisions-- decisions-- decisions -- "A soldier's life is terrible hard--" -- Battery life -- An officer and a gentlewoman -- "Subaltern George" -- Testing times -- Doodlebugs -- Paris again -- Europe arise! -- Triumph and disaster -- "Civvy Street".
Síntesis:
The youngest daughter of Winston Churchill recalls her childhood spent roaming the family's country estate, her position as one of her father's most trusted companions, and her service as a gunner in the women's auxiliary during World War II.
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DAK_OCLC_NUMBER:
ocn751250598
Disponibilidad:
Burnsville - Burnhaven~1
