We Learnt about Hitler at the Mickey Mouse Club

b>For fans of i>Call the Midwife/i>, a unique autobiography of a 1930s London childhood/b>div>br>/div>div>Enid Elliot Linder was the daughter of a butler and a lady''s maid in service in some of England''s grandest country houses. Evoking the lost world of a childhood ''below stairs'', Linder''s touching memoir describes how her life changed as Britain headed towards war./div>div>br>/div>div>After the family moved to a Marylebone tenement, her father sought work in London restaurants whilst battling personal demons. Meanwhile Linder''s aunt was nanny to a high-ranking member of the British Union of Fascists as they grew in influence./div>div>br>/div>div>In a photorealistic and immensely charming narrative reminiscent of Patrick Hamilton, Linder evokes the sights and smells of prewar London - and of lonely Cornwall, to where she was unhappily evacuated - in a way that will appeal to fans of i>Downton Abbey/i>. A unique personal account of a tumultuous time./div>

Product details

• Authors: Enid Elliott Linder, Enid Elliot Linder, Enid Elliott Linder
• Publisher: Icon Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9781785786099
• ISBN: 978-1-78578-609-9
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, HISTORY / Military / World War II, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, British & Irish history, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), c 1930 to c 1939, History & Current Affairs, Memoir, WWII, True story, Prewar, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs, Memoir; WWII; True story; Prewar