| ISBN |
9781925355949 (pbk.) |
| 1925355942 (pbk.) |
| Name |
Dalton, Robin, 1920- author. |
| Title |
One leg over : having fun - mostly - in peace and war / Robin Dalton. |
| Published |
Melbourne, Vic. Text Publishing, 2017. |
| Description |
197 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm. |
| Summary |
At the age of ninety-five, Robin Dalton looks back on her life, particularly on her love life. Married at nineteen, disastrously, Robin has a lucky escape-her 'Society Divorce' makes the front page of Sydney newspapers, bumping the war to page three. Then there are the American and British servicemen in Sydney-the dancing, the many trysts and a number of not-too-serious engagements-before Robin travels to England ostensibly to marry one of those fiances. While most of Europe struggles with post-war austerity, Robin's days and nights are filled with extravagant dinners, parties with royalty and romantic getaways, until she meets the man who will become, for a brief few years before his early death, her second husband. One Leg Over is a story of love and romance, of fun and glamour, and of loss and great sadness. But above all it's a celebration of a wonderful life. |
| Subjects |
Dalton, Robin |
| Man-woman relationships -- Anecdotes |
| Literary agents -- Australia -- Biography |
| Motion picture producers and directors -- Australia -- Biography |
| Celebrities -- Biography |
| Celebrities -- Australia -- Biography |
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