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Fiona Mountain is in her thirties. She grew up in Yorkshire, then moved to London where she worked at the BBC for nine years as a press officer, primarily for Radio One. She now lives in the Oxfordshire countryside and runs a PR agency. She is married to composer Tim Mountain and has three young sons.
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'it produces some unforgettable cameos.' -- Miranda Seymour THE SUNDAY TIMES 'a wonderful slice of social history' -- Kathryn Hughes MAIL ON SUNDAY 'DEBS AT WAR stands or falls on the quality of of their anecdotes. And, mostly it stands. The experiences of these women are so different from our own that they make pretty moreish reading.' -- Mary Wakefield DAILY TELEGRAPH 'This colourful slice of social history.' -- John Koski YOU MAGAZINE 'a glorious yarn, a mixture of derring-do,make-do and eye-popping innocence.' -- Edwina Currie THE NEW STATESMAN 'DEBS AT WAR is happy, sad, intermittently very funny and consistently engaging.' -- Matthew Dennison THE SPECTATOR 'DEBS AT WAR is funny, moving and inspiring, and will be a valuable addition to the many social histories published about the Second World War.' IRISH EXAMINER 'As a historical, eyewitness account it is engrossing and informative in its detail: as a testament to the robustness and apparent heedlessness of youth, it is illuminating. A thoroughly engaging read.' -- Ally Cardozo THE FIELD 'hugely enjoyable... fascinating.' IMAGE MAGAZINE 'it makes riveting reading... it is in the detail that you will find its interest and charm, and both are considerable.' -- Diana Athill LITERARY REVIEW
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- PublisherPhoenix
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 0753820781
- ISBN 13 9780753820780
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages352
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