The Ugly One by Hermione Ranfurly Countess Of Ranfurly
Lady Hermione Ranfurly, now 84 years old, recounts her early life between the wars: a life of great privilege but also of private tragedy. As her family moves from one estate to another, she learns how to deal with change and cope with loss - her parents' financial problems and divorce and her elder brother's death in war.
Hermione Llewellyn moved to Australia at 24 to become the personal assistant to the Governor of New South Wales. It was there that she met her husband to be, Daniel Knox, 6th Earl of Ranfurly. On the outbreak of World War II, Daniel Ranfurly was posted to the Middle East and Lady Ranfurly broke all protocol by insisting on joining him there. During her six years traveling she held a variety of jobs and mixed with a myriad of important people: from Churchill, to the kings of Greece, Egypt, and Yugoslavia, and writers such as Noel Coward and Evelyn Waugh. After the war Lord Ranfurly was appointed Governor of the Bahamas. Not one to rest on her laurels, Lady Ranfurly set about providing local schools and libraries with the books they lacked. Upon returning to London she continued to send books all over the world, a service which evolved into the organization Book Aid International, and has sent over 32 million books to libraries across the world.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780718143336 |
| ISBN 10 | 0718143337 |
| Title | The Ugly One |
| Author | Hermione Ranfurly Countess Of Ranfurly |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 1998-11-05 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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