"Daughters of Britannia: The Lives & Times of Diplomatic Wives" by Katie HickmanJoin us in Harry's Bar on the first Wednesday of each month for a friendly book-chat over coffee.No entry fee, donations welcome.About the book:An authoritative and entertaining account of the courageous and unusual women who have been the backbone of the British Empire and foreign service. Their stories - from ambassadresses downwards - never before told, are a feast of eccentricity, genuine hardship [read more…]