The Mouse Wife - Nash, Adrienne
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In 1939, when Elizabeth, the daughter of a wealthy cotton mill owner, meets the dashing honourable James, she is overwhelmed by a handsome young man who is the opposite of her retiring, shy nature. Elizabeth has been schooled in etiquette at a Swiss finishing school but suffered slights from other girls from the 'best' families in Europe, titled and arrogant. Her father has no love of the aristocracy, wasters and scoundrels, he calls them, but for his daughter to be a future countess of Cumberland, that is something to contemplate. They marry but Elizabeth soon tires of the London scene. On…mehr

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In 1939, when Elizabeth, the daughter of a wealthy cotton mill owner, meets the dashing honourable James, she is overwhelmed by a handsome young man who is the opposite of her retiring, shy nature. Elizabeth has been schooled in etiquette at a Swiss finishing school but suffered slights from other girls from the 'best' families in Europe, titled and arrogant. Her father has no love of the aristocracy, wasters and scoundrels, he calls them, but for his daughter to be a future countess of Cumberland, that is something to contemplate. They marry but Elizabeth soon tires of the London scene. On the estate, Castle Hemgarth in the county of Cumberland, Elizabeth feels safe. World War 2 intercedes and takes James away, leaving Elizabeth to nurse her dying father-in-law and the estate. What Elizabeth and James want so badly is an heir but when James, an officer rising rank by rank, is away, what chance is there of that? Elizabeth finds courage and finds her feet as Countess of Cumberland and James has a wandering eye and a life away from Hemgarth.
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Adrienne May/Nash September 2022. Born in 1939 just outside greater London on the North Downs, my first years were traumatic. Nightly air raids, troops practicing street warfare in and around our area, the V1 'Doodlebugs,' and the looming threat of the V2 rocket. Chaotic schooling due to my mother's strange ideas followed, ending in boarding school where after 'O' levels, I struggled with depression and mental health. This book explores that struggle, particularly the five years I spent in Sierra Leone, the characters I met there, the near-death experiences I faced, and the adventures I had pre-Independence and in the five years after. Novels by Adrienne Nash: The Quartet. Trudi; ~ Trudi in Paris; ~ Trudi and Simon; ~ Trudi without Simon. Breakdown Long Journey into Light Castle Murkie The Trials of Sienna Chambers The Cellar; ~ and sequel, ~ A Time to be Brave Elizabeth A Strange Life (Autobiography of the Author) Tina G To Love and Love Not Coming Out From the Ashes Suddenly this Summer the sequel Prejudice and Sensitivities Holly Lost in the Snow Owning Lili Loyalty The Passing of Little Tough Guy Deliverance Sasha The House of Lies and Secrets Wide Skies by Adrienne May and Brian Watts.