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In questo delizioso libro dedicato a quelle che erano una colonna della società d'inizio '900, le maestre, oggi reiette, Giovanna Alatri raccoglie con la consueta arguzia ricette e modelli per la cuoca e la sartina di tutti i tempi. Il libro è illustrato con i disegni originali tratti dalle molte e serie riviste che alle maestre si rivolgevano. Prefazioni "dalla parte delle maestre" di Elena Gianini Belotti (scrittrice e saggista, autrice del celebre "Dalla parte delle bambine"), e "dalla parte delle sartine" di Enrico Capucci, Direttore della Fondazione Capucci, e Raffaella Sgubin, storica del costume Sovrintendente dei Musei di Gorizia.
About the author
Lyn Andrews was born in Liverpool in 1944; her father Joseph was killed on D-Day just nine months later. Lyn was brought up in Liverpool and became a secretary before she married and gave birth to triplets. Once the children had gone to school Lyn began writing, and her first novel was quickly accepted for publication. She has since written over thirty books, many of them Sunday Times bestsellers.
Lyn lives on the Isle of Man, but spends many weeks of the year back on Merseyside, seeing her children and grandchildren.
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Summary
From bestselling author Lyn Andrews comes a compelling historical epic set at the endlessly fascinating Tudor court about the most infamous woman of the age - Anne Boleyn - and the man who loved her before she became queen.
From the moment Henry Percy, future Earl of Northumberland, glimpses the beautiful Anne Boleyn he is captivated and quickly proposes marriage Anne has been taught to use her charms to her advantage and to secure her family's position of power at court. She sees that Henry Percy's affection is sincere and agrees to marry him.
But a match of the heart has no place in a world where marriage is a political manoeuvre. Torn apart, the lovers are exiled to separate ends of the kingdom. For Henry a lifetime of duty awaits, while he remains true to the only woman he will ever love. But he is not the only man to be bewitched by Anne. And when King Henry VIII determines to make her his queen, the course of history is changed for ever...
Foreword
The first historical epic from Lyn Andrews, the Sunday Times bestselling author, takes a fresh new look at the compelling figure of Anne Boleyn and her life before she married Henry VIII
