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Daughter of empire : my life as a Mountbatten / Lady Pamela Hicks.
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- ISBN: 9781476733814 (hardcover) :
- ISBN: 9781476733821 (paperback)
- Physical Description: 240 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Simon & Schuster edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2013.
- Copyright: ©2012
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| General Note: | "Originally published in Great Britain in 2012 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson"--T.p. verso. |
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| Subject: | Hicks, Pamela, 1929- Ladies-in-waiting > Great Britain > Biography. Upper class women > Great Britain > Biography. Upper class > Great Britain > Biography. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | 941.082092 Hicks | 31681002555662 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
The daughter of Lord Louis and Edwina Mountbatten and descendant of British and Russian royals documents her childhood in England and India surrounded by famous guests, her parents' open lovers, and her exotic pets. - Baker & Taylor
The princess daughter Lord Louis and Edwina Mountbatten and descendant of British and Russian royals documents her singular childhood in England and India surrounded by famous guests, her parents' open lovers and her exotic pets. By the author ofIndia Remembered . 40,000 first printing. - Simon and Schuster
This magical memoir about a singular childhood in England and India by the daughter of Lord Louis and Edwina Mountbatten provides a privileged glimpse into the lives and loves of some of the twentieth centuryâs leading figures.
A magical memoir about a singular childhood in England and India by the daughter of Lord Louis and Edwina Mountbatten
Few families can boast of not one but two saints among their ancestors, a great-aunt who was the last tsarina of Russia, a father who was Grace Kellyâs pinup, and a grandmother who was not only a princess but could also argue the finer points of naval law. Pamela Mountbatten entered a remarkable family when she was born at the very end of the Roaring Twenties.
As the younger daughter of the glamorous heiress Edwina Ashley and Lord Louis Mountbatten, Pamela spent much of her early life with her sister, nannies, and servantsâand a menagerie that included, at different times, a bear, two wallabies, a mongoose, and a lion. Her parents each had lovers who lived openly with the family. The house was always full of guests like Sir Winston Churchill, Noël Coward, Douglas Fairbanks, and the Duchess of Windsor (who brought a cold cooked chicken as a hostess gift).
When World War II broke out, Lord Mountbatten was in command of HMS Kelly before being appointed chief of Combined Operations, and Pamela and her sister were sent to live on Fifth Avenue in New York City with Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt. In 1947, her parents were appointed to be the last viceroy and vicereine of India and oversee the transfer of power to an independent Indian government. Amid the turmoil of political change, Pamela worked with student leaders, developed warm friendships with Gandhi and Nehru, and witnessed both the joy of Independence Day and its terrible aftermath. Soon afterwards, she was a bridesmaid in Princess Elizabethâs wedding to Prince Philip, and was a ladyin- waiting at the young princessâs side when she learned her father had died and she was queen.
Vivid and engaging, well-paced and superbly detailed, this witty, intimate memoir is an enchanting lens through which to view the early part of the twentieth century.
