Books
by James Fox
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The Langhorn Sisters |
A real page turner chronicling the lives of Nancy Astor and her sisters, widely known in Virginia, U.S.A as the Langhorne Sisters. Both Nancy and her favourite, Phyllis, fled their first marriages with disastrous consequences for their children. On coming to England, both married husbands amongst the cleverest of their generation and were at the heart of the 1930's political elite centred at Cliveden House. Oh, and Nancy was the first female MP! Very interesting and written by Nancy's great-nephew.
(Helen Allan - bwl 86 Autumn 2017) |
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The Langhorne Sisters |
Absolutely enthralling. What a family! I have learnt so much about American history intertwined with our own. Tracing the autor's family history, which has stretched over a period of 80 years of a constant changing world, and a family often at war with each other, clannish, but all so different, tragic and beautifully written. However I came away very disillusioned by our first female M.P - Nancy Astor.
(Shirley Williams - bwl 88 Spring 2018) |
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