The Luckiest Girl in the World
Verity Sweeny Purdy at the age of eleven was sent to England to live with an aunt and train as a classical dancer. This memoir tells of her experience crossing Canada by train, the Atlantic Ocean by... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1895811570
ISBN13:9781895811575
Release Date:January 2010
Publisher:Touchwood Editions
Length:224 Pages
Weight:0.65 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.6" x 8.5"
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The Luckiest Girl in the World
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
A wonderful book which takes you back to the time of the Lucitania when children were "seen & not heard" and the only the sons were important in a certain class of family. A marvellous account of an eleven year old girl sent overseas to live with a maiden aunt and study classical dance. Young Verity virtually raised herself amid colourful and bizarre "sho biz" types. Written from the naive perspective of a young and lonely student in a strange land, this true account takes the reader gently into the understanding of how children can escape reality without even knowing. Leaves a lasting impression.
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