In September 1939, the young Lord and Lady Ranfurly's idyllic holiday in Scotland was brought to a premature end when war broke out. Dan Ranfurly, with his faithful valet Whitaker, were sent to North Africa. When her husband was taken prisoner, his wife bluffed her way to the Middle East and stayed there, against all the rules, until her husband ...
These are the diaries of the indomitable Countess Ranfurly whose newlywed husband was despatched in 1939 to North Africa with his valet, Whitaker. When her husband was taken prisoner, she bluffed and cajoled her way to the Middle East and stayed there, against the rules, with Whitaker as her ally.
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.
In this memoir, Lady Hermione Ranfurly recounts her early life: a life of great privilege but also of great private tragedy. Hermione learns how to deal with change and how also to cope with loss, as her parents face financial problems and divorce, and her beloved brother is killed at war.
The Countess of Ranfurly enchanted the world with her account of life during the war. To War With Whitaker. Now she returns to her childhood between the wars. It was a life of great privilege, and yet also of great private tragedy. Her family moves between great estates, and Hermione learns to deal with constant change. She also has to cope with ...
The wartime diaries of the Countess of Ranfurly. During World War II she travelled alone, from Cape Town to Palestine, and met characters such as Churchill, Eisenhower, and a parrot called Coco. Her one ally was the larger-than-life Whitaker, reluctant soldier and loyal servant.
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