Books
by Denys Blakeway
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The Last Dance: 1936 - The year our lives changed |
Few people then - or perhaps even now - realised just what a watershed 1936 would be. In a closely-written analysis, month by month, sometimes almost day to day, the author shows how the old era became sharply divided from the new. Building around a collection of remarkable personalities, through diaries and memoirs of every social class, a compelling and vivid picture emerges of a turning point in British history in which nothing would ever be the same again.
(Kathie Somerwil Ayrton - bwl 69 Summer 2013) |
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The Queen's Story: The Woman Behind the Throne |
This excellent biography was published to celebrate the Queen's 50th anniversary. So as we have just celebrated her 60th, it is fascinating to contrast the 'then' with the 'now'. As balanced and objective as possible in these media-dominated times, it offers an in-depth portrait of a remarkable woman, who despite her background and the realities and pressures of her public and private life, adapted with great fortitude to the demands of noblese oblige.
(Kathie Somerwil Ayrton - bwl 68 Spring 2013) |
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