The Long Weekend
Life in the English Country House Between the Wars
Sinopsis
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
Venture behind closed doors to uncover the secrets of life in the English country house between the wars – in all its splendour.
During the 1920s and 1930s, as the sun set slowly on the British Empire, Englands stately homes concealed worlds both opulent and ordinary, noble and viscious. This was a life draped in myth, hidden behind stiff upper lips and film-star smiles.
Drawing on hundreds of memoirs, on unpublished letters and diaries, on the eye-witness testimonies of belted earls, unhappy heiresses and bullying butlers, The Long Weekend reveals how the image of the country house was carefully protected by its occupants above and below stairs, and how the reality was so much more interesting than the dream.
A masterpiece of social historyDaily Mail
‘A delicious cocktail of a book’ Country Life
‘A perfect piece of escapism’ Guardian
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Ficha Técnica
Editorial: Arrow (Random)
ISBN: 9781448191246
Idioma: Inglés
Fecha de lanzamiento: 02/06/2016
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