Frances Partridge
The Biography
$37.92
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
1 June 2010
Summary
Frances Partridge was one of the great British diarists of the 20th century. She became part of the Bloomsbury group encountering Virginia Woolf, Lytton Strachey, the Bells, Roger Fry, Maynard Keynes, Dora Carrington and Ralph Partridge. She and Ralph fell in love and married in 1933. During the Second World War they were committed pacifists and they enjoyed the happiest times of their lives together, entertaining friends such as E.M Forster, Robert Kee and Duncan Grant.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780753826997 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0753826992 |
| Author: | Anne Chisholm |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 1 June 2010 |
| Weight: | 420g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 132mm x 30mm |
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This tale is seen from a fresh perspective in Anne Chisholm’s prodigiousy sympathetic biography– OBSERVER
This tale is seen from a fresh perspective in Anne Chisholm’s prodigiousy sympathetic biography * OBSERVER *
Anne Chisholm’s biography adds a great deal to Partridge’s wonderful diaries…Chisholm is also superb at capturing charisma, including Ralph’s, though her experienced biographer’s view of him is not as adoring as his wife’s. – Ophelia Field * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *
Frances emerges as lively, articulate and appealing. * INDEPENDENT *
About The Author
Anne Chisholm
Anne Chisholm was a close friend of Frances Partridge during the last years of her life. She reviews widely and is the current chairman of the Royal Society of Literature. She lives in Belsize Park, London and Ewelme, Oxfordshire.
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