商品簡介
This memoir recounts the life of Lydia Chapin Kirk (1896-1984), who was married to US diplomat Alan Kirk. It begins with her childhood in Erie, Pennsylvania, and periods spent in Paris, Washington, and London, then describes her life in Belgium, the Soviet Union, and Taiwan when her husband was posted there as US ambassador during the cold war. She recollects her role as an ambassador's wife and experiences meeting Theodore Roosevelt, Soviet Union Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko, and Mada Chiang Kai-shek. Her final years are recounted by her son, Roger Kirk, who edited the volume. He has served as US ambassador to Somalia and Romania and to the UN organization in Vienna. The text is based on autobiographical drafts Lydia Kirk wrote during the 1960s and letters to her children from 1949 to 1962; and he has supplemented the material with his own recollections from what she related to him, his sisters' memories, and published biographical material. Annotation c2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
