When the Cat Had My Tongue: A Very English Memoir

When the Cat Had My Tongue - A wonderfully delicious book - deliciously amusing and witty. And utterly amazing: when you think that the times described are "only" a few decades back in the past... sounds like Diana grew up on a totally different planet and yet, that was England too. I'm impatiently looking forward to the next volume!

WE loved this book! Very clevor writing.....and amusing!! Paints a very colorful look at life in the English countryside, surrounded by nannies, plenty and such!! Quick good fun, and easy to read..... Can hardly wait for her sequel!

If you are English or an Anglophile (and even if you're not, you grouch), you will adore this dizzy account of growing up in a privileged, highly eccentric family in the England that was in the 30s... When the Cat Had my Tongue is written with great charm. I heard about it through a friend who sent me a copy and bought several to give for Christmas but have parted with some already, to sick friends who needed cheering up or for birthday treats. You don't need to be a Brit to warm to this book--DF is a natural writer and breezy humor and outrageous facts delivered with offhand panache make this a read that deserves good word of mouth. Try it, you'll like it!

A beautiful memoir filled with English humor takes the reader into a privileged Nottingham Country Life after World War II, into a way of like that has disappeared. The setting is in the vicinity of Sherwood Forest and it's good to hear a story other than Robin Hoods! Beautifully illustrated by Diana Fassino. A page turner! Looking forward to the sequel!