Mary, Quite Contrary - Couverture souple

Essinger, Mary

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1914913736 ISBN 13 : 9781914913730

Editeur : The Conrad Press, 2022

Synopsis

Written with charm and humour, Mary Essinger’s page-turning memoir takes the reader on a highly entertaining journey from her pre-war life of spirited poverty in a Leicestershire village to a career as a lecturer in Spoken English, novelist and stand-up comedian. With a sharp eye for tragedy and a warm appreciation for joy, Mary recounts her wartime life and subsequent life as a dress designer in the economic boom conditions of the 1950s and falling in love with a German Jewish refugee who clicked his heels when he met her family. It’s all here, in ‘Mary, Quite Contrary’.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Mary Essinger was born in 1932. She attended Coalville’s King Edward V11 Grammar School and after leaving school in 1946 went to work in factories before becoming a dress designer. Mary taught Spoken English for twenty-five years. In 2003 she published her first novel, Wounded Bird of Paradise. In 2007, two years after the death of her husband Ted, she published ‘How to be a Merry Widow: life after death for the older lady’. After living an energetic and creative life, Mary died in April 2020.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The Conrad Press
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1914913736
• ISBN 13: 9781914913730
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192
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• Personne responsable: non disponible