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My History: A Memoir of Growing Up

My History: A Memoir of Growing Up

The acclaimedÂ New York TimesÂ bestselling author shares vivid memories of her childhood and recalls the experiences that set her on the path to a writing life.

Â Â Â Â Ever since she received Our Island StoryÂ by H. E. Marshall as a Christmas present in 1936, Antonia Fraser's deep love of history has been a constant in her remarkable life. The book made such an impression that it inspired her to writeÂ Mary, Queen of ScotsÂ thirty years later.
Â Â Â Â Born into British aristocracy, the author's idyllic early childhood was interrupted by a wartime evacuation to North Oxford. The relocation hadÂ profound effects on her life, not the least of which was her education at a Catholic convent and her eventual conversion from the Protestant faith to Catholicism. Her memories of holidays spent at Dunsany Castle and Pakenham Hall, a stint as "Miss Tony" selling hats in a London department store, and her early days working in publishing are all told in her singular, irresistible voice.
Â Â Â Â Â My HistoryÂ is a heartfelt memoir that is also a love letter to a British way of life that has all but disappeared. Anglophiles, history lovers, andÂ Downton AbbeyÂ fans are sure to be enthralled.
Country USA
Manufacturer Nan A. Talese
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 0385540108
Model 0385540108
ReleaseDate 2015-10-13
UnitCount 1
Format Deckle Edge
EANs 9780385540100

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