The tale of a Cheltenham lady
Gillard, Elizabeth200909UU
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This is a memoir charting a woman's life from a Cheltenham childhood and her education in the fifties to the present day, which is interwoven with the story of an impossibly difficult mother/daughter relationship which will intrigue the reader. This is a simple tale of a woman, her education, her career, and her family; but, interspersed and interwoven into the story are recurrent references to her life-long struggle to accept and come to terms with the frustrations and complexities of the relationship with her mother.
Main title:
The tale of a Cheltenham lady / Elizabeth Gillard.
Author:
Imprint:
Market Harborough : Matador : [distributor] Troubador Publishing, 2009.
Collation:
128 p. ; 22x14x1 cm.
Notes:
Paperback. Trade paperback (US).
Biography/History:
Elizabeth Gillard was born in Cheltenham, educated at the Ladies' College, and trained as a nurse in the sixties. A variety of jobs has included farm secretary, nursing sister, and business administrator. Married, with two sons and four grandchildren, she and her husband live in a Wiltshire village.
ISBN:
9781848761483 (pbk)1848761481 (pbk)
Dewey class:
942.085092
Language:
English
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BRN:
296332