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Winifred Fortescue (1888–1951)

Autore di Perfume from Provence

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Opere di Winifred Fortescue

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Informazioni generali

Nome legale
Fortescue, Winifred Beech
Altri nomi
Fortescue Lady, Winifred,
Fortescue, Winifred Beech
Beech, Winifred
Data di nascita
1888-02-07
Data di morte
1951-04-11
Sesso
female
Nazionalità
England
UK
Luogo di nascita
Great Bealings, Suffolk, England, UK
Luogo di morte
Opio, Departement des Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Luogo di residenza
Opio, Provence, France
London, England, UK
Windsor, England, UK
Great Bealings, Suffolk, England, UK
Istruzione
F.R. Benson's Drama School
Wentworth Hall, Mill Hill
Old Cedar House School, Slough
Attività lavorative
fashion designer
interior decorator
actor
writer
Relazioni
Fortescue, John William (husband)
Organizzazioni
The Times
Punch
The Morning Post
Breve biografia
Winifred Lady Fortescue, née Beech, was born in Suffolk, England, the daughter of a clergyman and his wife. At age 17, she began went to drama school and began working as an actress. She appeared in numerous plays in London and on tour. In 1914, she married John (later Sir John) Fortescue, 28 years her senior, the Librarian and Archivist at Windsor Castle and British Army historian. After her marriage, she gave up her acting career and started a successful interior decorating and dress designing business. Later she began writing for newspapers and magazines such as The Times of London and Punch, and edited a woman's page for the Morning Post. In the early 1930's, she and her husband left England and settled in an old stone house near Nice in Provence, France that they renovated. There she wrote the memoir Perfume from Provence (1935), which became a bestseller. She also wrote a number of other books, including a sequel, Sunset House (1937), and her autobiography, There's Rosemary, There's Rue (1939). She fled the German invasion of France at the start of World War II and returned to England. After the war, she went back to live in Provence.

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Lighthearted memoir of summers in the south-western Alps, in the years leading up to WWII.
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DramMan | Jan 3, 2021 |
Gentle and astute obsevations from an impoverished Brit who bought a house in Provence in the early 1930s. Descriptions of moving day, local customs, general life etc, with humour: she pokes gentle fun not just at the locals but at the foibles of the British gentry of the times. A bit long-winded in places, but generally a pleasant and enjoyable read.
 
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SueinCyprus | 3 altre recensioni | Jan 26, 2016 |
Charming, lovely use of language, and the illustrations by E.H. Shepard are delightful
 
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PennyMck | 3 altre recensioni | Nov 27, 2013 |
Very nice read. Timeless. Reminiscent of Ferenc Mate or Peter Mayle.
 
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Harrod | 3 altre recensioni | May 16, 2013 |

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Statistiche

Opere
10
Utenti
303
Popolarità
#77,624
Voto
½ 3.6
Recensioni
5
ISBN
37
Lingue
4
Preferito da
1

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