Mary Chamberlain: 11 books

For readers of Amy Bloom, Sarah Waters, and Anthony Doerr, The Dressmaker’s War is the story of a brilliant English seamstress taken prisoner in Germany during World War II: about her perseverance, the choices she makes to stay alive, and the haunting aftermath of war. London, 1939. Ada Vaughan...

In this original and compelling book, Mary Chamberlain explores the nature and meaning of migration for Barbadians who migrated to Britain and elsewhere. It is a unique oral and social history, based on life-story interviews across three or more generations of Barbadian families. Locating migration...

From goddesses and witches to modern-day doctors—an entertaining history of women healers featuring an A–Z of remedies The woman healer is as old as history—for millennia she has been doctor, nurse, and midwife, and even in the age of modern medicine her wisdom is handed down in the form of...

Originally intending to produce the first comprehensive scholarly reference guide to the antecedents, practices, and theory of oral history, the editors have gone even further, creating a highly readable and useful tool for scholars, students, and the general public. Covering the vast scope of this...

'Spannend en aangrijpend boek over een Britse, aanvankelijk naieve jonge vrouw die snel haar onschuld kwijtraakt in misschien wel de meest dramatische periode van de Europese geschiedenis.' - Nederlands Dagblad

Londres, 1939. Quand Ada Vaughan commence à travailler au sein d’un atelier de mode de Dover Street, la belle jeune femme rêve d’une carrière dans la haute couture. Et d’échapper ainsi à l’atmosphère familiale pesante. Impossible alors de résister à l’énigmatique Stanislaus...

Londra, 1939. Ada Vaughan non ha ancora compiuto diciotto anni quando capisce che basta un sogno per disegnare il proprio destino. E il suo è quello di diventare una sarta famosa, aprire una casa di moda, realizzare abiti per le donne più eleganti della sua città. Ha da poco cominciato a lavorare...

A companion to History of Oral History, Thinking about Oral History presents parts III and IV of Handbook of Oral History, an essential resource for scholars and students. Guided by Charlton, Myers, and Sharpless, the prominent authors capture the current state-of-the-art in oral history and predict key directions for future growth in theory and application.

Colonial social policy in the British West Indies from the nineteenth century onward assumed that black families lacked morals, structure, and men, a void that explained poverty and lack of citizenship. African-Caribbean families appeared as the mirror opposite of the "ideal" family advocated...

This original and exciting book examines the processes of nation building in the British West Indies. It argues that nation building was a more complex and messy affair, involving women and men in a range of social and cultural activities, in a variety of migratory settings, within a unique geo-political...

Soldier, Warrior, Rebel . . . "Ten tales to tug at your heart strings and remind us all that heroes come in a variety of packages."--Romance Reviews Today "A stellar cast of authors…"--TheBestReviews.com He makes you cry for his pain and cheer for his victories....