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Tochter des Imperiums: Mein Leben als Reittier - Lady Pamela Hicks - Softcover

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Type
Novel
Narrative Type
Nonfiction
Original Language
English
ISBN
9781476733821

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
1476733821
ISBN-13
9781476733821
eBay Product ID (ePID)
175701572

Product Key Features

Book Title
Daughter of Empire : My Life As a Mountbatten
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Women, Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Personal Memoirs, Women's Studies, Historical
Publication Year
2014
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
Author
Pamela Hicks
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
9.1 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2013-008889
Reviews
The story of Lady Hicks, who lived the kind of life we think of as only existing in books and movies, with nannies, governesses and all the trappings of the English elite....Many fans of Downton Abbey will certainly enjoy it., Imagine Downton Abbey meets Oscar Wilde. Now read Daughter of Empire: Life as a Mountbatten by Pamela Hicks, one of the most intimate accounts of turbulent domestic life in the shadow of world-altering events. . . . Two beautiful people, many continents, World War II, lots of distractions, and even more name-dropping. . . . What's not to love?, A uniquely intimate glimpse of the Queen few really know. In this captivating memoir, her cousin reveals a playful and surprisingly emotional woman., Imagine Downton Abbey meets Oscar Wilde. Now read Daughter of Empire: Life as a Mountbatten by Pamela Hicks, one of the most intimate accounts of turbulent domestic life in the shadow of world-altering events. . . . Two beautiful people, many continents, World War II, lots of distractions, and even more name-dropping. . . . What's not to love?, Joyously entertaining...In what is arguably the poshest book that ever has or will be written, Hicks remembers it all with immense charm, wit, and brio, capturing a bygone world of country estates, glass cigarette holders kept in a petticoat pocket, sapphire-studded powder compacts, dials on bedroom dorrs turned to indicate when you'd like to be woken with tea and biscuits, and enough pets to populate an exotic zoo....entrancing., Lady Pamela's page-turner of a life...an account of a childhood and adolescence spent amid grandeur and grandees...compelling., A glance at court life from the Mountbatten perspective. . . . Lady Pamela's portrait of her upbringing by two remarkable parents is affectionate and spirited., Lady Pamela's memoir will appeal to those who like to take a peek into the lifestyles of the royal and famous. Underneath the glamour and glitz, this brief autobiography has a bit more substance, since Hicks was the daughter of Lady and Lord Mountbatten, cousin-in-law to Queen Elizabeth II, and an eyewitness to and a participant in some of the most momentous events of the twentieth century (especially from a British perspective). Of special note is her description of life in India during the transition to independence and her role as lady-in-waiting to the Queen during the royal world tour of 1954. Rather than exercising the 'poor little rich girl' approach popular with many emotionally neglected daughters of fortune, Hicks adopts a more sanguine tone, reveling in the rich texture of her life and experiences., Pamela Mountbatten has had a front row seat at many extraordinary historical events and, as this wonderfully entertaining memoir shows, the privilege has not been wasted on her. Her wry, intimate portraits of royals, politicians, and Hollywood stars are a joy to read., Pamela Mountbatten has had a front row seat at many extraordinary historical events and, as this wonderfully entertaining memoir shows, the privilege has not been wasted on her.  Her wry, intimate portraits of royals, politicians, and Hollywood stars are a joy to read.
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
941.082092 B
Synopsis
"Lady Pamela Hicks's joyously entertaining new memoir, arguably the poshest book that ever has or will be written" ( Newsweek ), is a privileged glimpse into the lives and loves of some of the twentieth century's leading figures. Pamela Mountbatten entered a remarkable family when she was born in Madrid at the very end of the "Roaring Twenties." Daughter of the glamorous heiress Edwina Ashley and Lord Louis Mountbatten, Pamela spent much of her early life with her sister, nannies, and servants--not to mention a menagerie of animals that included, at different times, a honey bear, chameleons, a bush baby, and a mongoose. Her parents' vast social circle included royalty, film stars, celebrities, and politicians. Noel Coward invited Pamela to watch him film, and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. dropped in for tea. However when war broke out Pamela and her sister were sent to New York to live with Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, while the prime minister appointed her father to be the last Viceroy of India. Amid the turmoil, Pamela came of age, meeting the student leaders who had been released from jail, working in the canteen for Allied forces and in a clinic outside Delhi. She also developed a close bond with Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru. "If you are addicted to Downton Abbey , chances are that you will relish Daughter of Empire , a British aristocrat's memoir of her childhood and coming of age...She is also a keen observer of a way of life now vanished, except on PBS" ( The Wall Street Journal ). "Not many people remain who can tell stories like Lady Pamela Hicks" ( Vanity Fair ).
LC Classification Number
DA591.H47A3 2013

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