Considers his father’s eccentric ancestry, dysfunctional upbringing, unusual career choices and eventual suicide. A brief and affecting memoir.
Dumble: The Life and Death of Billy, 10th Earl De La Warr
(author)
£15.00
Edition:Hardback978173982120326/05/2022
Categories: 01. Spring Books 2022: Biographical, Biography, Letters & Diaries, Spring Books 2022
Tag: Memoir
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