Straight on Till Morning - The Life of Beryl Markham

Zusatztext A stunning biography that should silence many of those who doubted Markham's abilities . . . a well-wrought! brilliantly researched portrait Informationen zum Autor Mary S. Lovell has written several major biographies, including The Churchills , Bess of Hardwick: First Lady of Chatsworth , A Rage to Live: A Biography of Richard and Isabel Burton and Straight on till Morning: The Biography of Beryl Markham . She lives in Hampshire. For further information on books by Mary S. Lovell, please visit her website at www.lovellbiographies.com. Klappentext Beryl Markham, like Karen Blixen, could only have come out of Africa. Pioneering aviatrix, flamboyant beauty, brilliant race-horse trainer, unscrupulous seducer - her life story is for every reader who was enthralled by Blixen's exotic world, that of Kenya between the wars. This fully authorised biography, drawn from the author's personal association with Beryl and her family, paints a vivid portrait of a tempestuous and controversial character. It tells of her friendship with Karen Blixen (though she commandeered Blixen's husband Bror and lover Denys Finch Hatton), of her spectacular courage when she became the first person to fly from England to America, and of the mysteries surrounding her highly praised, bestselling book WEST WITH THE NIGHT. * Reissue of the acclaimed biography of Beryl Markam Zusammenfassung * Reissue of the acclaimed biography of Beryl Markam

Product details

• Authors: Mary Lovell, Mary S. Lovell
• Publisher: Abacus
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 15.01.2009
• EAN: 9780349121758
• ISBN: 978-0-349-12175-8
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 132 mm x 199 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; TRANSPORTATION / Aviation / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, Biography: historical, political & military, True stories, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers, TRANSPORTATION / Aviation / History, True stories of heroism, endurance & survival, True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, Biography: historical, political and military