To War with Whitaker: Wartime Diaries of the Countess of Ranfurly, 1939-45 - Rilegato

Ranfurly Countess Of Ranfurly, Hermione

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ISBN 10: 1447272773 ISBN 13: 9781447272779

Casa editrice: Macmillan Bello, 2014

Riassunto

Hermione, Countess of Ranfurly, kept a diary for seventy five years, and To War with Whitaker guides us through the most adventurous, most defiant, and most valiant of those years. Hermione and Dan Ranfurly married only months before the Second World War erupted. So when Dan was posted to the Middle East, taking only their faithful butler Whitaker with him, Hermione resolved to join them there. This memoir showcases astounding displays of commitment and independence; after vowing not to go home without her husband, Hermione travelled alone from Cape Town to Palestine for the six years he was imprisoned, meeting many notable characters along the way. With wit and exuberance Hermione's diary entries take us To War with Whitaker and back again, providing sharp insight of the strong and outspoken woman she always was.

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Recensione

An extraordinary story. No review can do justice to the writing (Robert Rhodes-James Sunday Express)

These absolutely spiffing diaries offer a madcap, aristocratic window behind the lines of war (Daily Mail)

Few diaries from any era could be as fascinating . . . This is truly compulsive reading (Woman and Home)

Descrizione del libro

An inspired memoir, spanning over The Second World War, from a powerfully independent Countess who wouldn’t take no for an answer

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• Editore: Macmillan Bello
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1447272773
• ISBN 13: 9781447272779
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 380