The fabulous Frances Farquharson : the colourful life of an American in the Highlands / Caroline Young.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Young, Caroline (Journalist), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Farquharson, Frances, 1902-.

Farquharson, Frances.

Americans--Great Britain--Biography.

Americans.

Women--Scotland--Highlands--Biography.

Women.

Women editors--England--London--Biography.

Women editors.

Editors--England--London--Biography.

Editors.

Highlands (Scotland)--History--20th century--Biography.

Highlands (Scotland).

England--London.

Great Britain.

Scotland--Highlands.

Genre:

Biographies

History

Biographies.

Physical Description:

256 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire : The History Press, 2023.

Summary:

"Born in 1902, Frances Lovell Oldham left the Pacific Northwest in her early twenties to pursue a journalism career in Europe. She transcended boundaries as a working woman in London, where she mixed with royalty, partied with the Bright Young Things and forged a close friendship with Elsa Schiaparelli. Her story is even more remarkable given she made a career comeback after fracturing her spine during a house fire that killed her first husband in 1933. At Harper’s Bazaar, she would raise the morale of British women during the Second World War, and embarked on a fearlesss trade mission to the United States to boost British exports. After marrying Captain Alwyne Farquharson, the 16th Laird of Invercauld, in 1949, Frances threw herself into life as the queen’s neighbour at Balmoral and brought glamour and eccentricity to the grouse moors of Deeside." -- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Electronic version: Young, Caroline. Fabulous Frances Farquharson.

ISBN:

1803992530

9781803992532

OCLC:

1393301804