书目

Daughters of Britannia: The Lives and Times of Diplomatic Wives

内容简介

Inanabsorbingmixtureofpoignantbiographyandwonderfullyentertainingsocialhistory,DaughtersofBritanniaoffersthestoryofdiplomaticlifeasithasneverbeentoldbefore.LadyMaryWortleyMontagu,VitaSackville-West,andLadyDianaCooperareamongthewell-knownwivesofdiplomatswhorepresentedBritaininthefar-flungcornersoftheglobe.Yet,despiteservingsuchcrucialroles,thevastmajorityofthesewomenareentirelyunknowntohistory.Drawingonletters,privatejournals,andmemoirs,aswellascontemporaryoralhistory,KatieHickmanexploresnotonlythepublicpompandglamourofdiplomaticlifebutalsothemostintimate,privatefaceofthismostfascinatingandmysteriousworld.Touchingonthelivesofnearly100diplomaticwives(aswellassistersanddaughters),DaughtersofBritanniaisabrilliantandcompellingaccountofmorethanthreecenturiesofBritishdiplomacyasseenthroughtheeyesofsomeofitsmostintrepidbutleastheraldedparticipants.

作者简介

KatieHickmanwasbornintoadiplomaticfamilyin1960andhasspentmorethantwenty-fiveyearslivingabroadinEurope,theFarEastandLatinAmerica.Sheistheauthorofthreepreviousbooks:ATriptotheLightFantastic--TravelswithaMexicanCircus,whichwasoneoftheIndependent's1993BooksoftheYearandwasshort-listedforthe1994ThomasCookTravelBookAward;TheQuetzalSummer,anovelsetintheAndes,forwhichshewasshort-listedforthe1993SundayTimesYoungBritishWriteroftheYearAward;andDreamsofthePeacefulDragon--aJourneyintoBhutan.SheisfeaturedintheOxfordUniversityPressguidetowomentravellers,WaywardWomen.

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