Nancy Cunard
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From Wikipedia: Nancy Clara Cunard (10 March 1896 – 17 March 1965) was a writer, heiress and political activist. She was born into the British upper class but strongly rejected her family's values, devoting much of her life to fighting racism and fascism. She became a muse to some of…
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1 author picked Nancy Cunard as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This elegantly written biography helped me to know my subject.
It was especially vivid on what it was like to be the child of an Edwardian hostess, the minimal effect of WW1 on the day-to-day life of Great Britain and the effect of this on later life. It is a model of what a biography should be: thoughtful, clear, interesting, and perceptive.
From Anne's list on the social history of the inter-war years.
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