Synopsis Verity Sweeny Purdy at the age of eleven was sent to England to live with an aunt and train as a classical dancer. This memoir tells of her experience crossing Canada by train, the Atlantic Ocean by ship, and her arrival in England. Her story continues as she tells about her Aunt Doffrie and her bohemian way of life. We learn about her schooling and dance training. She writes about her mothers' Scottish cousins, their mansions and castles, and their life style that was so different from Verity's. For five years of her young life, Verity was the luckiest girl in the world. About the Author As a London-trained ballet dancer who performed in Hollywood, taught at a Seattle dance school and changed her name to Anna Verite, Verity Sweeny Purdy first described her girlhood dancing career in The Luckiest Girl in the World. As Private V. Sweeny she toured from 1943 to 1946 with the Canadian Army Show that included comedians Frank Shuster and Johnny Wayne, plus female impersonators called the Tin Hats. Born in Vancouver in 1922 and raised in the West End of the city, Purdy resided in Comox when her second book appeared.
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The Luckiest Girl in the World
A wonderful book which takes you back to the time of the Lucitania when children were "seen & not heard" and the only the sons were important in a certain class of family. A marvellous account of an eleven year old girl sent overseas to live with a maiden aunt and study classical dance. Young Verity virtually raised herself amid colourful and bizarre "sho biz" types. Written from the naive perspective of a young and lonely student in a strange land, this true account takes the reader gently into the understanding of how children can escape reality without even knowing. Leaves a lasting impression.
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