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Description:Barbara Everard, one of the world's foremost botanical artists, recounts her memories of early to mid-20th century family life and how she was caught up in two world wars, in Malaya and England; how her husband, Ray, suffered and survived as a Japanese POW; and how she developed her artistic career over 40 years. Now, co-authored and copiously illustrated and supplemented with memories and anecdotes by her elder son, Martin, this edition expands the original 2011 publication with the same title.Born in 1910 of a wealthy Sussex farming dynasty, whose roots were well established there over 400 years ago, the Beards fell on hard times during the first World war. Barbara learned her craft in London during the slump of the 1920's, renovating and faking furniture and Chinese wallpapers. Later she married and went to join her husband, Ray, in Singapore before having to leave in 1942 with the capture of the island by the Japanese, who took Ray prisoner. Back in England, with her young son, Martin, she saw out the years before Ray was freed and they returned to Malaya, where, working on the rubber estates, she began to collect and paint orchids. Once again, conflict entered her life with the Malayan Emergency and so the family returned finally to England where Barbara earned respect and awards for her dedication to painting watercolours of plants, both British and from around the world.This is a fascinating story of perseverance and determination, of skill and artistry, illustrated with many photographs and documents of this period of her life.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Call Them the Happy Years. To get started finding Call Them the Happy Years, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 460

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: KDP

Release: 2021

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Description: Barbara Everard, one of the world's foremost botanical artists, recounts her memories of early to mid-20th century family life and how she was caught up in two world wars, in Malaya and England; how her husband, Ray, suffered and survived as a Japanese POW; and how she developed her artistic career over 40 years. Now, co-authored and copiously illustrated and supplemented with memories and anecdotes by her elder son, Martin, this edition expands the original 2011 publication with the same title.Born in 1910 of a wealthy Sussex farming dynasty, whose roots were well established there over 400 years ago, the Beards fell on hard times during the first World war. Barbara learned her craft in London during the slump of the 1920's, renovating and faking furniture and Chinese wallpapers. Later she married and went to join her husband, Ray, in Singapore before having to leave in 1942 with the capture of the island by the Japanese, who took Ray prisoner. Back in England, with her young son, Martin, she saw out the years before Ray was freed and they returned to Malaya, where, working on the rubber estates, she began to collect and paint orchids. Once again, conflict entered her life with the Malayan Emergency and so the family returned finally to England where Barbara earned respect and awards for her dedication to painting watercolours of plants, both British and from around the world.This is a fascinating story of perseverance and determination, of skill and artistry, illustrated with many photographs and documents of this period of her life.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Call Them the Happy Years. To get started finding Call Them the Happy Years, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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