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PAY, PACK AND FOLLOW
Jane Ewart-Biggs
"Pay, pack and follow"—a phrase common in diplomatic circles— summarizes the nomadic existence of diplomats and their families. This captivating, humorous and often moving account of a world little known to outsiders vividly re-creates the 16 years in British diplomacy that Jane Ewart-Biggs shared with her husband Christopher.
With the help of keenly observant extracts from her husband's diaries, the author recalls the pleasures and problems of their life and work in such varied postings as war-torn Algiers in the early 1960's, Brussels during negotiations for Britain's entry into the Common Market, and Paris, where Christopher Ewart-Biggs was second in command at a time when Anglo-French relations were at a high point—there was the presidency of Pompidou, a state visit by the Queen, the art of entertaining in a glamourous city and opportunities for diplomatic maneuver. Finally, the family moved to Dublin where Christopher, because he was... Tovább

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PAY, PACK AND FOLLOW
Jane Ewart-Biggs
"Pay, pack and follow"—a phrase common in diplomatic circles— summarizes the nomadic existence of diplomats and their families. This captivating, humorous and often moving account of a world little known to outsiders vividly re-creates the 16 years in British diplomacy that Jane Ewart-Biggs shared with her husband Christopher.
With the help of keenly observant extracts from her husband's diaries, the author recalls the pleasures and problems of their life and work in such varied postings as war-torn Algiers in the early 1960's, Brussels during negotiations for Britain's entry into the Common Market, and Paris, where Christopher Ewart-Biggs was second in command at a time when Anglo-French relations were at a high point—there was the presidency of Pompidou, a state visit by the Queen, the art of entertaining in a glamourous city and opportunities for diplomatic maneuver. Finally, the family moved to Dublin where Christopher, because he was the English Ambassador, was assassinated by the provisional IRA in 1976 when a bomb went off in his car. The author's reflections on bereavement and how she rebuilt her life provide an inspiring ending to these remarkable memoirs.
"These glimpses of the soft underbelly of embassy life, the anecdotes which season every diplomatic memoir, the tension and terror at a crisis post, the social whirl of 'the beautiful people' in Paris, are handled with the lightness of touch. . . she has shown in her radio and television talks. . . "
—Sunday Telegraph Vissza