London under fire, 1940-45

by Madeleine Henrey

1969. First Edition Thus. 255 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

255 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1969

About the author

Published as "Mrs Robert Henrey".

Madeleine Mathilde Henrey (1906–2004) was a French-born author of over 30 books, mainly of an autobiographical nature, that enjoyed considerable fame in post-war Britain and established rural lid-off-a-small-town titles as a genre.

Henrey was born Madeleine Gal, the daughter of a miner and seamstress, and moved as a child to Soho, in London, following her father's death. She met her future husband, Robert Henrey, at the Savoy Hotel; they were married in 1928 and their romance would prove to be a lifelong attachment lasting until his death in 1982.

Her writing career stretched from 1941 to 1979 and during this time she brought many of the events of her childhood and career to public attention.