Tom, Ned and Kitty
An Intimate Portrait of an Irish Family
$34.32
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
3 October 2019
Summary
‘I am standing in the dining room of my father’s house in Ireland, gazing up at ten Pakenham family portraits. What thoughts went on behind those passive, chalky faces? How can I bring them out of the shadows?’
Eliza Pakenham, granddaughter of the seventh Earl of Longford, chronicles the fortunes of her colourful ancestors against the backdrop of Napoleonic wars and Irish revolutions.
Through her painstaking research and discovery of hidden records, she unearthed the story of …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781474614849 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1474614841 |
| Author: | Eliza Pakenham |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 3 October 2019 |
| Weight: | 220g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 130mm x 26mm |
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Pakenham describes the battles and love affairs with aplomb
A fascinating account of the Pakenham family during the Napoleonic Wars gives us the bits that Jane Austen leaves out - THE TABLET
[A] riveting chronicle…Eliza Pakenham’s wonderful feel for time and place…It is a masterpiece in green, scarlet and blue.There is plenty in the private lives of this public family to pique a curious reader’s interest - DAILY MAILPakenham describes the battles and love affairs with aplomb - DAILY TELEGRAPHA touching portrait of a family both at home and at war - GOOD BOOK GUIDEFascinating, well-researched and beautifully written work… this book’s compelling narrative will be enjoyed by generalists and specialists alikeAbout The Author
Eliza Pakenham
Eliza Pakenham read English at Oxford, was an editor in publishing, and is now a writer and journalist. She is married with three children.
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