![]() ![]() The last season of peace was nearly over. ![]() There was nothing to do but wait - and dance. and the approach of would-be gatecrashers across the channel-THE INDEPENDENT About the Author Anne de Courcy is a well-known writer and journalist. As the hot summer drew on, the newspapers filled with ever more ominous reports of the relentless progress towards war. A wonderful portrait of British upper-class life in the Season of 1939 the last before the Second. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain chaperoned his debutante niece to weekend house parties Lord Halifax, the Foreign Secretary, lunched with the Headmaster of Eton Cabinet Ministers encountered foreign Ambassadors at balls in the houses of the great hostesses. The Season brought together influential people not only from Society but also from Government at the various events of the social calendar. This book provides a really fascinating look at the life of the upper class in Britain during 1939, as tensions build towards the outbreak of WW2 in Europe. ![]() ![]() They sparkled their way through a succession of balls and parties and sporting events. The young debutante daughters of the upper classes were presented to the King and Queen to mark their acceptance into the new adult world of their parents. The Season of 1939 brought all those 'in Society' to London. A wonderful portrait of British upper-class life in the Season of 1939 - the last before the Second World War. ![]()
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