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Give Me The Mountains: the mostly true story of growing up and doing the Season as a debutante

By (author) Anne Swan

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'After the war, the country got back to the Season when young ladies were on show like the racehorses in the paddock prior to a race ...' Â In 1940s England, three generations of women share their stories. The youngest of them is being prepared for a good marriage. She navigates life at a country boarding school. She takes lessons on deportment at a prestigious Finishing School, and gets ready to be launched onto the marriage market as an elegant debutante.Â Â But determined and independent, this young woman wants a different life. Can she follow her own path and find freedom? Â Â Inspired by true events Â Â A glorious fictionalised memoir of a young womanâ€™s journey through wartime schooling, Finishing School, the London Season as a debutante, and more Â Â With poetry from present day life on Dragonfly Lane Â 'Give me the mountains, those great craggy peaks Where the air is brilliant and the silence speaks' Â About the author:Â Anne Swan's childhood was idyllic, with dogs and ponies, happy schools and holidays abroad. Her work as a secretary both in the UK and overseas was interesting and enjoyable. Later, she was happily married. Anne is also a pianist and composer.