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Hace 1 día · Mosley had two children with his second wife, Diana Mitford (1910–2003): (Oswald) Alexander Mosley (1938–2005); father of Louis Mosley (born 1983) Max Mosley (1940–2021), who was president of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) for 16 years; In later life he developed Parkinson's disease. Death and funeral
Hace 17 horas · 14th May 1944 The final hours.....they have gathered in the rocks behind Peristeres beach, just below the village of Rodakino.....different andarte bands have joined them from the surrounding villages...and they are waiting for the motor launch to arrive..... Paddy writes: '.....we all lay up till nightfall on a ledge in a deep hollow of the…
Hace 4 días · 10th May 1944 After a day resting in Photeinou the party continue to travel westward. They are heading to the Kato Poros gorge outside the village of Vilandredo. Paddy writes: 'A mishap occurred on this long night's march: the girth of the General's mule broke and sent his rider tumbling down a steep precipice. We…
Hace 4 días · The Home Front Girls by Susanna Bavin This book is the first one in a brilliant new series focusing on women dealing with life in Manchester and the surrounding districts during the Second World War. As with Susanna’s other novels, she has got into the characters’ thinking straight away – the two main characters are…
Hace 4 días · Trollope’s The Eustace Diamonds is the third novel in 6 book Palliser series. While a few repeat characters make appearances, this novel can be read as a stand-alone. Inspired by the Sensation Novel, this book is a change of pace for Trollope. At the heart of the novel is Lizzie Eustace or Lizzie Greystock as she was known before her marriage.
Hace 17 horas · Taloon sijoittuu vuonna 2023 suomentamani Jessica Fellowesin Mitfordin murhat-sarjan päätösosa Mitfordin salaisuus (Otava), ja oli hauska päästä näkemään se omin silmin: sekä huoneet, joissa mm. Mitfordin sisarparven kuopus Deborah Cavendish, o.s. Mitford on aikoinaan oikeasti asunut ja elänyt, että paikat, joissa Fellowesin mielikuvitus on lähtenyt lentoon ja joissa tapahtuu ...
Hace 17 horas · The English writer and art historian Anita Brookner is probably best known for novels like Hotel du Lac and Providence – those exquisitely crafted stories of loneliness and isolation, typically featuring unmarried women living quiet, unfulfilling lives while waiting for their unobtainable lovers to make fleeting appearances. A Closed Eye – Brookner’s eleventh novel – has…
