Mary, Quite Contrary: a Second World War girlhood and what happened next

Written With Charm And Humour, Mary Essinger's Page-turning Memoir Takes The Reader On A Highly Entertaining Journey From Her Pre-war Life Of Spirited Poverty In A Leicestershire Village To A Career As A Lecturer In Spoken English, Novelist And Stand-up Comedian. With A Sharp Eye For Tragedy And A Warm Appreciation For Joy, Mary Recounts Her Wartime Life And Subsequent Life As A Dress Designer In The Economic Boom Conditions Of The 1950s And Falling In Love With A German Jewish Refugee Who Clicked His Heels When He Met Her Family. It's All Here, In Mary, Quite Contrary.