The childhood and early life memoir of Antonia Fraser, one of our
finest narrative historians. Antonia Fraser's magical memoir
describes growing up in the 1930s and '40s, but its real concern is
with her growing love of history. A fascination that began with
reading Our Island Story and her evacuation to an Elizabethan manor
house at the beginning of the Second World War soon developed into
an enduring passion, becoming, in her own words, 'an essential part
of the enjoyment of life'. My History follows Antonia's
relationship with her family: she was the eldest of eight children.
Her parents Frank and Elizabeth Pakenham, later Lord and Lady
Longford, were both Labour politicians. Then there are her
adventures as a self-made debutante before Oxford University and a
fortunate coincidence that leads to her working in publishing. It
closes with the publication of her first major historical work,
Mary Queen of Scots - a book that became a worldwide bestseller.
Told with inimitable humour and style, this is an unforgettable
account of one person's journey towards becoming a writer - and a
historian.
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