Home › Home to Roost: And Other Peckings
  • No Image Available
1 1

Home to Roost: And Other Peckings

hardcover – August 1, 2010
by Devonshire, Deborah
$26.81 USD
$26.81 USD
Sale Sold out
Shipping calculated at checkout.
Secure Checkout
Quality Guaranteed
New In Stock
ISBN-13: 9781848541894 ISBN-10: 1848541899
Publisher
John Murray
Binding
hardcover
Published
August 1, 2010
Weight
0.6 lbs
Dimensions
20.30×1.80×12.70 cm

About this book

Home to Roost: And Other Peckings by Devonshire, Deborah. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781848541894.

"My father would not have wasted time reading—a trait I have inherited from him." The unmistakeable voice of Deborah Devonshire rings out of this second volume of her occasional writings. As broad and eclectic as her long and eventful life, the pieces range from a ringside view of John F. Kennedy€™s inauguration and funeral, a valedictory for her local post office, the 1938 London season, Christmas at Chatsworth, and the hazards of shopping for clothes when your eyesight is failing. Affectionate, shrewd, and uproariously funny, her no-nonsense, bang-on-the-nail observations are as good as any antidepressant. Specially commissioned drawings from her son-in-law Will Topley are included.