Tangye

by David Power

In the 1930s, Derek Tangye was a "deb's delight", seen with many young socialites. Working in Fleet Street, he saw the other side of life. When he met Jean, head of public relations for the Savoy Hotel Group, their subsequent marriage was a meeting of minds. Their abandonment of London for a rustic life on a Cornwall cliff-top led to the writing of The Minack Chronicles, establishing Minack as a haven for Derek's readers.

Genres: Nonfiction

248 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.