THE FINISHING SCHOOL
Written by Pamela Brown
Published by John Goodchild
in 1985
ISBN: 0863910580
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THE FINISHING SCHOOL
Written by Pamela Brown.
Stock no. 438220
1st.
1985.
Hardback.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
Rosemary Langford was born in Singapore but was sent to school in England. Just before she was due to return to school in the Autumn of 1939 she had to spend three weeks in hospital in Singapore. War was declared and Rosemary's mother said she could go to finishing school in Switzerland when the war was over. The author's last book. Green boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0863910580. Some light page browning to pages internally.
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- Rosemary Langford was born in Singapore where her father had a business. Her mother insisted she be sent to school in England and that she should fly back to Singapore each holiday. One August, just before she was due to fly back to England, Rosemary had to go into hospital for 3 weeks, and a few days later on September 3rd, England declared war on Germany. Rosemary was seventeen years old. Her mother comforted her by saying the war would be over in six months but two years later war was still raging in Europe and the unthinkable happened....... the Japanese invaded Malaya and began their inexorable advance towards Singapore.