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Beauclerk St.Albans, Suzanne Marie Adele

 
9781860498947: Mango and Mimosa: A Memoir of Early Life
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1860498949 ISBN 13 : 9781860498947
Editeur : Virago Press Ltd, 2001

Synopsis

From an eccentric childhood in the South of France, Malaysia and occasionally the UK to her years as a young new reporter in Algeria and Italy during World War II Suzanne St Albans has had a most unusual and fascinating life. Following her idiosyncratic childhood, where schooling took a back seat, we meet her parents, minders, governesses, family retainers and many other local 'characters' against a backdrop of extraordinary animals, vegetation and landscape. Eventually Suzanne and her two siblings went to proper schools. When World War II started the family was split up and Suzanne started her working life as a library assistant. She eventually wormed her way into the secret service. Once there she wrote with wit and erudition about life in the News Section in Algiers and when the war ended she was offered by her reluctant boss a new assignment, as News Editor in Vienna, where on her first day she met her future husband. This charming autobiography draws you into the details of this fascinating life lived to the full.

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À propos de l'auteur

Suzanne St Albans was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1921. She now lives in Berkshire where she spends her time doing historical research.

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Éditeur
Virago Press Ltd
Date d'édition
2001
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1860498949
ISBN 13 
9781860498947
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
352
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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