HOME TO ROOST AND OTHER PECKINGS

DEBORAH, DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE, Alan Bennett (Intr

ISBN 10: 1848541899 / ISBN 13: 9781848541894

Published by John Murray, London,, 2009

About this Item

First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Signed by Deborah Devonshire and Alan Bennett on the title page. "The unmistakable voice of Deborah Devonshire, the youngest of the Mitford sisters, rings out of the second volume of her occasional writing. Affectionate, shrewd and uproariously funny, her noŠnonsense, bang-on-the-nail observations are as good as any antidepressant" Autobiographical stories by Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire, with an introduction by Alan Bennett and drawings by Will Topley. Edited by Charlotte Mosley. ISBN: 9781848541894. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Seller Inventory # C97191

Bibliographic Details

• Title: HOME TO ROOST AND OTHER PECKINGS
• Publisher: John Murray, London,
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1848541899
• ISBN 13: 9781848541894
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signedes
• Seller catalogs:
  • Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire
  • Alan Bennett
  • autobiography

About this title

Synopsis

"My father would not have wasted time reading—a trait I have inherited from him." The unmistakeable voice of Deborah Devonshire rings out of this second volume of her occasional writings. As broad and eclectic as her long and eventful life, the pieces range from a ringside view of John F. Kennedy€™s inauguration and funeral, a valedictory for her local post office, the 1938 London season, Christmas at Chatsworth, and the hazards of shopping for clothes when your eyesight is failing. Affectionate, shrewd, and uproariously funny, her no-nonsense, bang-on-the-nail observations are as good as any antidepressant. Specially commissioned drawings from her son-in-law Will Topley are included.

About the Author

Deborah Devonshire's previous titles include Chatsworth: The House, Counting My Chickens, and In Tearing Haste. Alan Bennett is an actor and author whose titles include The Clothes They Stood Up In and The Uncommon Reader.