{"product_id":"laughing-and-splashing-hardcover","title":"Laughing and Splashing - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSue Bathurst\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrought up by her middle-aged father, after her mother's death when she was barely five, Sue revelled in the gamut of experience afforded by the combination of an almost feral rural childhood to living in London's possibly most exclusive address, enjoying fine dining, opera, and art. In her fascinating memoir, \u003cem\u003eLaughing and Splashing: Memories of Bouncing Through a Life of Privilege and Loss 1945 - 2010\u003c\/em\u003e, Sue follows the path from her great-grandparents' working class lives to her own marriage into, out of, and back into one of the great British landowning families. She writes about the early days of \u003cem\u003eFarmers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e and farming in the first half of the twentieth century. She describes trying to find out about her mother's family and not always liking what she found.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLife in boarding schools in the 1950s and '60s is described in vivid detail, before moving on to the experience of being an art student in Marseille and London in the '60s. She rebelled zealously but then realised that conforming opened exciting doors. She became a foxhunter; skirted the edge of the debutante season; worked in TV film production; as an agricultural interpreter; a farmer and a historic property management consultant.\u003cbr\u003eHer father encouraged her to grab the moment, which she did, many of them, all without regret. This is a cheerful book for anyone who enjoys memoirs, and more, reading about the vast array of experiences Sue has been through. There is something for everyone and if anyone who loses or has lost a parent reads it, it should hearten them. \u003cem\u003eLaughing and Splashing\u003c\/em\u003e shows that such tragedy need not be the end of the world, but the beginning of a different one to be enjoyed.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 230\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 28, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47518763057405,"sku":"9781803135458","price":45.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/VkFnRkhMWHJObitTc0hjRWpxa3dDUT09.webp?v=1778338477","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/laughing-and-splashing-hardcover","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}