Author: Francis EdwardsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
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Author: Underhill Genealogy
Author: J. C. FrostPublisher:
ISBN: 9780740450037
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1460
Book Description
Underhill Family
The Secrets of the Notebook
Author: Eve HaasPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1628723076
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
“The beautiful owner of this book is dearer to me than my life – August your protector.” This one sentence was the key to a mystery involving some of the greatest and most infamous figures in European history, from Frederick the Great to Napoleon and Hitler—and solved by the author of this book. Eve Haas is the daughter of a German Jewish family that took refuge in London after Hitler came to power. Following a terrifying air raid in the blitz, her father revealed the family secret, that her great-great grandmother Emilie was married to a Prussian prince. He then showed her the treasured leather-bound notebook inscribed to Emilie by the prince. Her parents were reluctant to learn more, but later in life, when Eve was married and inherited the diary, she became obsessed with proving this birthright. The Secrets of the Notebook tells how she follows the clues, from experts on European royalty in London to archives in West Germany and then, under threat of being arrested as a spy by the Communist regime, to an archive in East Germany that had never before opened its doors to the West. What she unearths is a love story set against the upheaval of the Napoleonic wars and the antiSemitism of the Prussian court, and a ruse that both protected Emilie’s daughter and probably condemned her granddaughter—Eve’s beloved grandmother, Anna—to death in the Nazi camps. When first published in the UK, The Secrets of the Notebook was an Irish Times bestseller. A movie based on the book is in production.
Why Not Say What Happened?
Author: Ivana LowellPublisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408810042
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Beautiful, intelligent and wealthy, Ivana Lowell seemed to have it all. Part of the Guinness dynasty, her family were glamorous and well-connected. Her charismatic but spoilt grandmother Maureen had made an excellent marriage with the Lord of Dufferin and Avon and was a leader of the fashionable set in her youth. Her mother, the writer Caroline Blackwood, socialised with the most glitteringly bohemian and high-profile figures of New York and London. Caroline had intense love affairs and was married to the painter Lucian Freud and the talented composer Israel Citkowitz before finally settling down with the poet Robert Lowell.However, being born into the Guinness inheritance was not the blessing that it appeared to be. Ivana's life of glamour and high-living has been marked by tragedy and loss. Like her brilliant but troubled mother, she has been plagued by an addiction to alcohol which took root when she was still a self-conscious schoolgirl. Having survived a childhood accident which left her physically scarred and the instability of a frenetic home life, she is also faced with the discovery of a secret which threatens to undermine her entire past.This frank and witty memoir is both vibrant and sad. It is laced with anecdotes and familiar names from the 1940s to the present, but it is ultimately an account of the relationship between mother and daughter, the story of two women whose deep affection for each other withstands everything that life has to throw at them.
Divorced and Deadly
Author: Josephine CoxPublisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 000730143X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
After years spent with 'the dreaded Laura', Ben is finally free A new divorcee he can't wait to get back in the game and sets about writing a list of all the things he has to do. As Ben enters the world of singledom with his sidekick Dickie Manse, Ben finds himself on a whole new adventure and has plenty of fun along the way.
Revenue Officer
Author: United States. Internal Revenue ServicePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Eco-Resin Crafts
Author: Hazel OliverPublisher: CICO Books
ISBN: 9781800650985
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Resin craft is a great way to make beautiful items for your home and jewelry for yourself or others. Hazel Oliver is the name behind Badger & Birch, whose eco-friendly practices include using solvent free and non-toxic resin, and incorporating natural waste such as mussel and oyster shells from her local restaurant, as well as natural minerals, gemstones, and crystals. In this her first book, Hazel shows you the basics of resin craft, including mixing and pouring, making molds, and finishing your pieces. The 30 projects include cups, trays, boxes, and other items for the home, as well as molded jewelry pieces in shell shapes and other natural forms. The soft colors, natural elements and beautiful finish of Hazel's work will inspire you to take up this flourishing new craft, or give you new ideas if you are already a keen resin crafter.
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Author: The Emergent Decade
Author: Thomas M. MesserPublisher: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press
ISBN:
Category : Painters
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
This catalogue accompanied the first American museum retrospective of the English artist Francis Bacon. In his essay, Senior Curator Lawrence Alloway explores the essence of Bacon's painting beyond the usual associations with the grotesque. Instead, he offers a different argument: Bacon was a realist painter of his time, closely tied into the Grand Manner and painters such as Manet, Van Gogh, Velasquez, and Titian. Bacon continued and evolved the central tradition of European figure painting at a time when abstraction was dominating the art world. Also included are an exhibition checklist, 64 color and black-and-white reproductions, and a bibliography.