Description
Pre-owned. Marie Denaro describes in detail her childhood in a large house in Hampstead at the turn of the century, the agony of having five brothers at the front during the Great War, and the loss of her own son during WWII. She travelled extensively, lived in Kenya during the last world war. She reproduces moving letters from her beloved son Arthur, stationed in Somaliland, North Africa and finally Europe where he was killed in action. The four cousins, Edward de Bono, Marcus Agius, Arthur Denaro and David Arrigo, have each contributed a piece to bring Marie Denaro’s tale into the 21 st Century. Bound in dark pink cloth with gilt titling to spine and front board. Dustjacket has some slight markings and minor scuffs and creasing. Book contains a (out-of-date) Pre-publication order form which is interesting for avid collectors of this genre. Book contains an inscription to a friend of the editor David Arrigo and is signed and dated 2003 by him. Hardcover. Published by David Arrigo Publishing 2003
