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The Girl with the Widow's Peak: The Memoirs
Ursula D´abo
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Description for The Girl with the Widow's Peak: The Memoirs
Hardcover. Lady Ursula d'Abo's memoirs of her uniquely glamorous life make riveting reading. Her vivid accounts include life at Belvoir Castle, her role in the Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1937 and her close friendships with men as varied as Rex Whistler, the Maharajah of Jaipur and Paul Getty. Editor(s): Watkin, David. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 page plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 364.
Born in November 1916 to the Marquess and Marchioness of Granby, Lady Ursula was a sprightly and charming lady whose memoirs of her uniquely glamorous life make riveting reading. Describing herself as having been an observant child, she records life at Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, as maintained on a feudal scale until September 1939. Her vivid accounts include the numerous servants and their roles from liveried footmen to the pig man. She also describes her close relationship with her father who succeeded as 9th Duke of Rutland in 1925, and whom she helped as a girl in his sensitive restoration of ... Read more
Born in November 1916 to the Marquess and Marchioness of Granby, Lady Ursula was a sprightly and charming lady whose memoirs of her uniquely glamorous life make riveting reading. Describing herself as having been an observant child, she records life at Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, as maintained on a feudal scale until September 1939. Her vivid accounts include the numerous servants and their roles from liveried footmen to the pig man. She also describes her close relationship with her father who succeeded as 9th Duke of Rutland in 1925, and whom she helped as a girl in his sensitive restoration of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
d'Abo Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
364g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Chipping Campden, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781907991097
SKU
V9781907991097
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Ref
99-1
Reviews for The Girl with the Widow's Peak: The Memoirs
"her enthralling memoir" Mail On Sunday | "fans of Debo and the restoration of Chatsworth are sure to enjoy this section of the book" The Mitford Society | "This is the Real Thing, an evocative account of English upper-class life throughout the 20th century."