Daughters of Britannia : the lives and times of diplomatic wives / Katie Hickman
London : HarperCollins, 1999. First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Library marks remain. Front free end paper cut out. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #477673
ISBN: 0002557142
Physical description; xxviii, 323 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm. Notes; Maps on lining papers. Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-316) and index. Contents; 1. Getting There -- 2. Posting -- 3. Partners -- 4. Private Life -- 5. Embassy Life -- 6. Ambassadresses -- 7. Public Life -- 8. Social Life -- 9. Hardships -- 10. Children -- 11. Dangers -- 12. Rebel Wives -- 13. Contemporary Wives. Subjects; Diplomats' spouses Great Britain Social life and customs. Diplomats' spouses Great Britain ; Biography. Diplomatic relations. Diplomats' spouses.
Price: €10.95