She is also a former features writer and reviewer for the DAILY MAIL. In the 1970s she was Woman's Editor on the LONDON EVENING NEWS and in the 1980s she was a regular feature-writer for the EVENING STANDARD. The last season of peace was nearly over.Ībout the Author: Anne de Courcy is the author of thirteen widely acclaimed works of social history and biography, including THE HUSBAND HUNTERS, THE FISHING FLEET, THE VICEROY'S DAUGHTERS and DEBS AT WAR. There was nothing to do but wait – and dance. As the hot summer drew on, the newspapers filled with ever more ominous reports of the relentless progress towards war. 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. For many, the almost military regime of an upper class childhood meant they. The Season brought together influential people not only from Society but also from Government at the various events of the social calendar. Debs at War : 1939-1945, Paperback / softback Book. 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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