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Churchill's Grandmama - Frances 7th Duchess of Marlborough by Margaret Elizabeth Forster; John Spencer-Churchill (Foreword by)
Category: Biography
Sir Winston Churchill's paternal grandmother and the mother of Randolph Churchill, the 7th Duchess of Marlborough, has been a minor figure in many works, yet hers is a fascinating story. Frances Anne Emily Vane-Tempest-Stewart's family background, as well as her own life, is steeped in great historical ...Show more
Daphne Du Maurier by Margaret Forster
Category: Biography
A biography of the novelist Daphne du Maurier which looks behind the relaxed and charming facade to expose the workings of a complex and emotional character. The book won the Macallan/Writers' Guild 1993 Non-fiction Award.
Diary of an Ordinary Schoolgirl by Margaret Forster
Category: Biography
23 February Results rolling in! Algebra, 6th = 74%. Not bad. Latin = 55% Thrilled! History top = 85% smashing! Geography, disgusting, 2nd = 67%. In 1954 in Carlisle lived an ordinary 15-year-old schoolgirl called Margaret. She would go on to become an acclaimed writer, the author of the novels Georgy Gi ...Show more
Lady's Maid by Margaret Forster
Category: Biography
"Absorbing...Heartbreaking...Forster paints a vivid picture of class, station, hypocrisy and survival in Victorian society....Grips the reader's imagination on every page."-- SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLEShe was Elizabeth Barrett's lady's maid. But "Wilson" was more than that. She was a confidante, friend and ...Show more
My Life in Houses by Margaret Forster
Category: Biography
'I was born on 25th May, 1938, in the front bedroom of a house in Orton Road, a house on the outer edges of Raffles, a council estate. I was a lucky girl.' So begins Margaret Forster's journey through the houses she's lived in, from that sparkling new council house, to her beloved London home of today. ...Show more
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