A Smile For My Parents
Published on 28. September 2013
240 pages
978-1-74343-342-3 (ISBN)
Description
Heather Henderson is the only daughter of Sir Robert Menzies, Australia's longest-serving Prime Minister and founder of the Liberal party. Father and daughter were very close, and in 2011 Heather edited and published Letters to My Daughter, a collection of letters written by Menzies to Heather throughout the fifties, sixties and seventies, when she was living overseas with her diplomat husband. They are full of warmth, love, humour and insights - both political and personal - and they allow us to see a completely different side of a man many Australians think of as a rather stern and forbidding authoritarian figure.
Now comes A Smile for My Parents, Heather Henderson's engaging memoir recounting charming and insightful stories and memories of Dame Pattie and Sir Robert and their family and friends that will surprise and delight all who read it.
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Language
English
Place of publication
NSW
Australia
File size
2,83 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-74343-342-3 (9781743433423)
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Heather Henderson
A Smile For My Parents
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09/2013
Allen & Unwin
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Person
Heather Henderson (nee Menzies) is the daughter of Sir Robert and Dame Pattie Menzies. She resides in Canberra.
Content
- Front cover
- Half title
- Title page
- Imprint page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- Family Is Precious
- The Weight and Quality of Words
- The Greatest Show on Earth
- Becoming Prime Minister
- Parliament
- The Public Service: Vital Contributors
- The Press
- Canberra, or Dinner's Off
- The Lodge
- Kirribilli House
- The Best Country in the World: Australia
- Time Off
- Show Biz
- Yes, He Was a Human Being
- Stingy with Public Money, Generous with His Own
- Irrelevancies
- Health
- Have-a-look Avenue
- Mama
- Finale
- Acknowledgements
- Index
