Pearls before Poppies

Download or Read eBook Pearls before Poppies PDF written by Rachel Trethewey and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2019-07-01 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Pearls before Poppies
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Publisher : The History Press
Total Pages : 345
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ISBN-10 : 9780750987172
ISBN-13 : 0750987170
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Book Synopsis Pearls before Poppies by : Rachel Trethewey

Book excerpt: In February 1918, when the First World War was still being bitterly fought, prominent society member Lady Northcliffe conceived an idea to help raise funds for the British Red Cross. Using her husband’s newspapers, The Times and the Daily Mail, she ran a campaign to collect enough pearls to create a necklace, intending to raffle the piece to raise money.The campaign captured the public’s imagination. Over the next nine months nearly 4,000 pearls poured in from around the world. Pearls were donated in tribute to lost brothers, husbands and sons, and groups of women came together to contribute one pearl on behalf of their communities. Those donated ranged from priceless heirlooms –one had survived the sinking of the Titanic – to imperfect yet treasured trinkets.Working with Christie’s and the International Fundraising Committee of the British Red Cross, author Rachel Trethewey expertly weaves the touching story of a generation of women who gave what they had to aid the war effort and commemorate their losses.


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