WestEndGirls:TheRealLives,LovesandFriendshipsof1940sSohoanditsWorkingGirls

作者 Barbara Tate著
出版社 OrionPublishingGroup,Limited
出版时间 2010年7月
ISBN 9780143122210
定价 134.20

内容简介

Avividandcompellingmemoirrecountingthereallives,loves,andfriendshipof1940sSohoanditsworkinggirlsBarbaraTatewas17whensheheardthewhisperedwordthatwouldchangeherlife:Soho.ItwouldtakefouryearsforBarbaratoescapeherlovelesshomebutwhenshefinallymadeittotheforbiddenstreetsofSoho—justasLondonwasrecoveringfromthetraumaofthesecondworldwar—thingswouldneverbethesameagain.TherethenaiveBarbarameetsthebeautifulandcapriciousMae.WhenshetakesajobasMae'smaid,Barbaraimaginesshe'llbehousekeeping.Butdownashabbybackstreet,BarbaradiscoversthesecretlivesofSoho's...

作者简介

BarbaraTateleftherSoholifeandwentontomarry,raiseafamilyandbecomeasuccessfulpainter.PresidentoftheSocietyofWomenArtists,BarbaraalsoreceivedanhonoraryprofessorshipfromThamesValleyUniversity.Barbaradiedin2009.

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