String of Pearls, Priscilla Buckley
String of Pearls, Priscilla Buckley
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String of Pearls
On the News Beat in New York and Paris

Author: Priscilla Buckley

Narrator: Marguerite Gavin

Unabridged: 4 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2007

Synopsis

Priscilla Buckley is probably best known as managing editor of the conservative political journal National Review, founded by her brother, William F. Buckley Jr. But in String of Pearls, we meet young Pitts Buckley, just out of Smith, the United Press Radio News Department’s fresh and eager fledgling employee. The atmosphere in UP’s New York offices was a heady one; the journalists worked furiously but had time to play practical jokes and treasure the funny stories that haste and tension engender. With the war in Europe winding to a close, it was a demanding, sometimes heartbreaking, and always vibrant period.A few years later, the author accepted a job at the Paris Bureau of United Press. The scars of the prolonged occupation were everywhere, but for Priscilla and her friends, there were laughter and comic misadventures as well.

About Priscilla Buckley

Priscilla L. Buckley (1921–2012) was an author and editor of National Review for forty-three years. She was a sister of its founder William F. Buckley Jr. She lived in Sharon, Connecticut, in the house where she and her nine siblings grew up.

About Marguerite Gavin

Marguerite Gavin has recorded over three hundred audiobooks in numerous genres. Her work has won AudioFile Earphones and Publishers Weekly Listen-Up awards as well as a nomination for the prestigious Audie award. AudioFile magazine says "Marguerite Gavin is an accomplished storyteller . . . with a sonorous voice, rich and full of emotion, she easily delivers wry humor and moves smoothly from accent to accent, recalling multiple characters perfectly." Gavin divides her time as an actress between the sound studio and classical theater. She lives in the Washington, DC area.

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“Buckley…brings to her slender volume a lovely, ladylike, wry touch…This endearing little peep at her early life will delight.” Wall Street Journal

“[Gavin] reads in an upbeat style suitable to Buckley’s adventurous spirit and bright outlook. Buckley’s charming reminiscences about her years as a young reporter in Europe are packed with anecdotes about world figures and events.” AudioFile

“Recalling ‘characters’ she worked with, practical jokes, and the hard work of radio reporting, [Buckley] recounts the arduous and sometimes hilarious life she led before her thirty-seven-year stint as managing editor of her brother William’s National Review.” Booklist

“Buckley comes across as both a hardworking newswoman and a refined person…Recommended.” Library Journal

“A breezy memoir…Contains lovely descriptions of France and many amusing accounts of journalism at its most frenetic.” Kirkus Reviews

“Order a croissant and brush up on your French history—you’re in for a treat with the most agreeable tour guide in the world!” Mona Charen, nationally syndicated columnist and former White House speechwriter

“Buckley recounts with wit and charm and shrewdness the years when she was in the thick of it…The book is such a welcome invitation into her life, one can only hope for a sequel.” David Brudnoy, WBZ radio host, Boston

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