A guide to the history of the Chequers Estate, including an analysis of the house's more recent centre-stage position in Prime Ministers' public and private lives.

Chequers

Arts & Photography

Major, Norma

Photography & Video

Harpercollins

An authorized biography of the opera legend includes details about her childhood in Australia, her struggle to achieve success, and her brilliant career as a great soprano, and offers a behind-the-scenes look at her great performances.

Joan Sutherland: The Authorized Biography

Humor & Entertainment

Little,Brown & Co

Take a through-the-keyhole tour of the magnificent country estate of Chequers, where British prime ministers through the decades have spent time relaxing. Stroll through the rose gardens, enjoy the private art collection and admire the ornate rooms and magnificent interiors furnished with fine antiques and steeped in history. Featuring both period and modern photographs, specially commissioned and taken by leading architectural photographer Mark Fiennes, this is a full-colour book. In addition to the visual pleasures "Chequers" provides, Norma Major offers an expansive account of the house itself, which details numorous events and experiences and adds colour to the overall story of this beautiful house's occupation by renowned political figures.

Chequers : The Prime Minister's Country House and Its History

History

World

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Joan Sutherland

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Trans-Atlantic Pubns

Futura Publishing Co Inc

Dating from the 16th century, Chequers is one of Britain's most familiar yet least known country houses. As the country residence of the Prime Minister, it is not open to the public, and until now few photographs of it have been published. In this enlightening, well-researched history of the estate, Norma Major, wife of the current Prime Minister, opens the door to Chequers and takes us on a guided tour of one of Britain's most interesting national treasures.
Thanks to her unprecedented access to photographs and documents that have not been available to the public, Mrs. Major not only shows us the house and its spectacular collection of paintings and furnishings but also introduces us to many of its colorful former inhabitants, including Lady Mary Grey, who was imprisoned there, and Sir Winston Churchill, who made many of his stirring wartime speeches from Chequers. The author has also had the opportunity to talk to past prime ministers and their families about how they used the house and the changes they made during their occupancy.
Mark Fiennes's specially commissioned photographs reveal the interiors as they now look and provide intriguing comparisons with early photographs from the Chequers archives. With its combination of historical anecdotes and architectural research, this book is the perfect gift for Anglophiles, history buffs, and those interested in architecture and the decorative arts.

Chequers: The Prime Minister's Country House and Its History

Architecture

Cross River Pr

A revised biography of the soprano Joan Sutherland. The possessor of the voice that has thrilled millions was first trained in her birthplace Sydney, Australia and after struggles and disappointments at the Royal College of Music, London, was dramatically transformed into an outstanding operatic phenomenon. It was the crucial role of Richard Bonynge, Joan Sutherland's husband and a distinguished musician in his own right, that steered her towards the coloratura roles that have made her so famous. Norma Major's book is full of insights into the colourful, competitive world of opera, and the particular exigencies of her subject's voice and personality. She also emphasises the key roles in Joan Sutherland's development, such as Lucia di Lammermoor, whether sung at Covent Garden, the Met, the Sydney Opera House or at one of the numerous other locations where the diva has been acclaimed. Of special interest is the catalogue of performances, which provides a previously unpublished documentary record of Joan Sutherland's career, spanning over thirty years, and the complete discography. Norma Major researched this book with Joan Sutherland's co-operation for ten years, and it is a thorough and revealing record of a truly dazzling singer: Dame Joan Sutherland - La Stupenda.

Thistle Publishing

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Chequers

Joan Sutherland: The Authorized Biography

Chequers : The Prime Minister's Country House and Its History

Joan Sutherland

Joan Sutherland

Chequers: The Prime Minister's Country House and Its History

Joan Sutherland