Kathleen and Frank: The Autobiography of a Family

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Kathleen And Frank: The Autobiography Of A FamilyISBN13:9780374180973ISBN10:0374180970Author:Isherwood, Christopher (Author)Description:Kathleen And Frank Is A Love Story Set In The Glory Days Of The British Empire, The Last Decades Before World War I It Is The Story Of Christopher Isherwood's Parents, The Winsome And Lively Daughter Of A Successful Wine Merchant And The Reticent, Artistically Gifted Soldier-Son Of A Country Squire They Met In 1895 Outside A Music Rehearsal In An Army Camp And Married In 1903 After Christopher's Father Returned From The Boer War Frank Was Killed In An Assault Near Ypres In 1915; Kathleen Remained A Widow For The Rest Of Her Life Their Story Is Told Through Letters And Kathleen's Diary, With Connecting Commentary By Isherwood Kathleen And Frank Is A Family Memoir, But It Is Also A Richly Detailed Social History Of A Period Of Striking Change-- Queen Victoria's Funeral, Bl Riot's Flight Across The English Channel, Sarah Bernhardt's Hamlet, Suffragettes, Rising Hemlines, The Beginning Of The Troubles In Ireland--The Period That Shaped Isherwood Himself As A Young Man, Isherwood Fled The Tragedy That Engulfed His Parents' Lives And Threatened His Own; In Kathleen And Frank, He Reweaves The Tapestry Of Family And Heritage And Places Himself In The Pattern Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:FARRAR STRAUSS & GIROUXPublication Date:2015-11-03Weight:0.9 lbsDimensions:1.3'' H x 8.2'' L x 5.4'' WNumber of Pages:528Language:English

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