To be a Lady: A compelling 1950s saga of love and ambition

by June Tate

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'But, Dad, I want to be a ladyl' Southampton, 1954. Bryony Travis is the daughter of Dan Travis, a second-hand car dealer who also deals in stolen goods. An avid reader of Tatler magazine, Bryony longs to escape her father's shady associates and meet sophisticated people with good manners. When a wealthy barrister buys a car from her father, she is introduced to his handsome son, James Sinclair. Through James, Bryony steps up into the high society circles which she has always yearned to be part of and has a fine time, going to Ascot, dining at the Savoy. However, she soon gets a shock when she discovers that the aristocracy and her father's gangland friends aren't as different as she'd imagined...
  • ISBN10 0755321103
  • ISBN13 9780755321100
  • Publish Date 5 September 2005
  • Publish Status Transferred
  • Out of Print 8 July 2006
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Headline Publishing Group
  • Imprint Headline Book Publishing
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 320
  • Language English