Daughters of Britannia: The Lives and Times of Diplomatic Wives
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Book Overview
In an absorbing mixture of poignant biography and wonderfully entertaining social history, Daughters of Britannia offers the story of diplomatic life as it has never been told before. Lady Mary... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0060188626
ISBN13:9780060188627
Release Date:June 2001
Publisher:William Morrow & Company
Length:352 Pages
Weight:1.45 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.1" x 9.3"
Customer Reviews
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a reader from new york
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
I think the first reviewer is being a little unfair towards this book. Yes, it skips around chronologically, but the aim of the book is to give the reader a taste of life in the diplomatic service from its beginnings to the current day, not be a biography of particular wives. On the first, the book succeeds very well. We hear about the glittering parties and receptions as well as the downright appalling conditions some families lived in (well into the 20th century, by the way). The wives are often in just as much danger as their husbands, and they are usually unpaid! Katie Hickman does a laudable job of giving these (mostly) admirable women their due.
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