Books
by Katie Hickman
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Daughters of Britannia - The Lives & Times of Diplomatic Wives |
Written by the daughter of one of those wives, this is an illuminating look at the lives of women who by reason of marriage played an essential part in the diplomatic scene. Quoting from letters and memoirs, it ranges across the centuries. Warm, funny and at times unbearably poignant.
(Jenny Baker - bwl 3 May 2000) |
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Daughters of Britannia: The Lives and Times of Diplomatic Wives |
This is a fascinating book which I really enjoyed. It's well researched and very well written, taking you through the details of diplomatic wives' lives; from how they shop in remote postings, wash and iron clothes and entertain Royalty. It also includes chapters on the emotional costs of being a diplomatic wife - leaving her children to be with her husband, being pregnant and giving birth far away from home and one's family. It's full of detail and witty too.
(Helen Allan - bwl 86 Autumn 2017) |
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