Tangye: A Biography

by David Power, Derek Power

Best known as the author of The Minack Chronicles, this is a double biography of Derek Tangye and his wife, Jean. The book creates a picture of two people who lead fascinating yet somehow unfulfilled lives until they meet and marry in 1943.

Genres: Nonfiction

210 pages, Hardcover

First published July 20, 2000

Reviews

[Bionic Jean · Rating 1 out of 5]

I have enjoyed reading Derek Tangye's autobiographical novels about aspects of his life at the idyllic remote place in Cornwall to which he escaped. (The most famous of these are collectively known as "The Minack Chronicles.") So why would I want to read about his former life as a clerk in London?! This is a double biography; it is also about the early life of his wife Jeannie, who had a fashionable job as a manager at The Savoy Hotel in London. Interminably boring.

[Linda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Causes controversy with the fans as some really dislike teh view taken by Power and others find it an insight to the other side of Derek...read it for yourself and see!

[Wendy Williams · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this insight into the real people behind the Minack stories

[Skyler · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was exactly what I was hoping for after reading the Minack Chronicles.