Home to Roost: And Other Peckings
Home to Roost: And Other Peckings
Deborah Devonshire
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Summary
'My father would not have wasted time reading - a trait I have inherited from him.'
The unmistakeable voice of Deborah Devonshire, the youngest of the Mitford sisters, rings out of this second volume of her occasional writings.
As broad and eclectic as her long and eventful life, the pieces range from a ringside view of John F. Kennedy's inauguration and funeral, a valedictory for her local post office, the 1938 London season, Christmas at Chatsworth and the hazards of shopping for clothes when your eyesight is failing.
Affectionate, shrewd and uproariously funny, her no-nonsense, bang-on-the-nail observations are as good as any antidepressant.
Product Description
Title - Home to Roost: And Other Peckings
Edition -
Author - Deborah Devonshire
ISBN 13 - 9781848541894
Imprint - John Murray Publishers Ltd
Publisher - John Murray Press
Date Published - 14/05/2009
Prize -
No. of pages -
Binding Type - Hardback
Dimensions - 138 x 206 x 19mm
Weight - 270 g
Languages - English