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Author:   Tessa West
Publisher:   Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd
Imprint:   Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd
ISBN:  

9780856835209

ISBN 10:   085683520
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   19 February 2018
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Ch 1 Childhood; Ch 2 FANY and SOE; Ch 3 Audley End and Cichociemni; Ch 4 Voyage to North Africa, On to Italy, The End of the War; Ch 5 But Some There Be; Ch 6 Life in the Camps, and A Visit to Suffolk; Ch 7 Relief Work; Ch 8 Boys, and Driving; Ch 9 Start of the Foundation, and Shops; Ch 10 St Christopher; Ch 11 Early Days at Cavendish; Ch 12 Early Days at Konstancin, and Management Style; Ch 13 Leonard Cheshire; Ch 14 Publicity and Recognition; Ch 15 Joining Forces, and India; Ch 16 Holidays, and The Work Goes On; Ch 17 Raphael Thrives, Sue Ryder's Personality and, A Consul's Impressions; Ch 18 Marriage, Back to Cavendish, and Hickleton and Homes; Ch 19 Children, More Homes, Remembrance and Concerts; Ch 20 Tales from Two Volunteers, and More Publicity; Ch 21 Sad Events; Ch 22 Autobiographies, Homes and Plaudits; Ch 23 Lochnagar, Museum, and The Lords; Ch 24 Family Week in Rome, and Friendship with Poland; Ch 25 Cheshire's lllness and Death, and Carrying On; Ch 26 Division, and Sue Ryder's Death; Ch 27 Obituaries, Memorials, Continuations, The Will and End Word

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Sue Ryder was one of the best-known women of the second half of the 20th century, rivalled only by Mother Teresa for Catholic compassion and Diana, Princess of Wales, for personal charisma. She was also one of the least well-known, such was her skill in covering her tracks and hiding her true self ... This biography offers a tantalising portrait. --The Very Revd Dr John Arnold, Church Times This book tells you all you need to know about a great lady with a great vision. --This England

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Tessa West trained to be a primary school teacher though soon found herself working in prisons rather than in schools. She won a Winston Churchill Travel Fellowship which enabled her to visit prisons in Scandinavia, and this experience opened up her career and led to her going on to study for two MAs. Since her retirement she has focused on writing. She received a grant from the Arthur Welton Foundation while writing her biography of John Howard the prison reformer. Lady Sue Ryder of Warsaw is her second biography.

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