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As a young girl, Beryl Markham was brought to Kenya from Britain by parents dreaming of a new life. For her mother, the dream quickly turned sour, and she returned home; Beryl was brought up by her father, who switched between indulgence and heavy-handed authority, allowing her first to run wild on their farm, then incarcerating her in the classroom. The scourge of governesses and serial absconder from boarding school, by the age of sixteen Beryl had been catapulted into a disastrous marriage - but it was in facing up to this reality that she took charge of her own destiny. Scandalizing high society with her errant behaviour, she left her husband and became the first woman ever to hold a professional racehorse trainer's licence.
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Circling the Sun. Lady Africa, Englische Ausgabe, Paula McLain
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- Pubblicato
- 2015
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- 0,21 €
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- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Paula McLain
- Editore
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Pubblicato
- 2015
- Formato
- Copertina rigida
- Pagine
- 384
- ISBN10
- 1844088286
- ISBN13
- 9781844088287
- Serie
- Tag
- Narrativa, Letteratura romantica, Prosa storica, Amore, Inghilterra, Gran Bretagna, Aviazione, Africa, Londra, Piloti e aviatori, Kenya, Volo, Storia dell'Aviazione, Colonie, Transizione tra il XIX e il XX secolo
- Prima pubblicazione
- 2015
- Titolo originale
- Circling the Sun
- Valutazione
- 4 su 5
- Descrizione
- As a young girl, Beryl Markham was brought to Kenya from Britain by parents dreaming of a new life. For her mother, the dream quickly turned sour, and she returned home; Beryl was brought up by her father, who switched between indulgence and heavy-handed authority, allowing her first to run wild on their farm, then incarcerating her in the classroom. The scourge of governesses and serial absconder from boarding school, by the age of sixteen Beryl had been catapulted into a disastrous marriage - but it was in facing up to this reality that she took charge of her own destiny. Scandalizing high society with her errant behaviour, she left her husband and became the first woman ever to hold a professional racehorse trainer's licence.