We Learnt About Hitler at the Mickey Mouse Club: A Childhood on the Eve of War - Couverture souple

Elliott Linder, Enid

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1785786091 ISBN 13 : 9781785786099

Editeur : Icon Books, 2021

Synopsis

Enid Elliot Linder was the daughter of a butler and a lady's maid in service in some of England's grandest country houses.

Evoking the lost world of a childhood 'below stairs', Linder's touching memoir describes how her life changed as Britain headed towards war.

After the family moved to a Marylebone tenement, her father sought work in London restaurants whilst battling personal demons. Meanwhile Linder's aunt was nanny to a high-ranking member of the British Union of Fascists as they grew in influence.

In a photorealistic and immensely charming narrative reminiscent of Patrick Hamilton, Linder evokes the sights and smells of prewar London - and of lonely Cornwall, to where she was unhappily evacuated - in a way that will appeal to fans of Call The Midwife or Downton Abbey. A unique personal account of a tumultuous time.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Enid Elliott Linder, who died in 2007, was an artist specialising in silhouette drawings. She left her memoir to her niece Elaine Cox, a lecturer at Oxford Brookes, who promised to assure its publication.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Icon Books
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1785786091
• ISBN 13: 9781785786099
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible