The Luckiest Girl in the World

by Verity Purdy, Purdy, Verity Sweeny Purdy

Verity Sweeny Purdy at the age of eleven was sent to England to live with an aunt and train as a classical dancer. This memoir tells of her experience crossing Canada by train, the Atlantic Ocean by... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1895811570
• ISBN13: 9781895811575
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Touchwood Editions
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

The Luckiest Girl in the World

A wonderful book which takes you back to the time of the Lucitania when children were "seen & not heard" and the only the sons were important in a certain class of family. A marvellous account of an eleven year old girl sent overseas to live with a maiden aunt and study classical dance. Young Verity virtually raised herself amid colourful and bizarre "sho biz" types. Written from the naive perspective of a young and lonely student in a strange land, this true account takes the reader gently into the understanding of how children can escape reality without even knowing. Leaves a lasting impression.