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Madeleine Henrey

Madeleine Mathilde Henrey was a French-born writer. She wrote over 30 books, mainly of an autobiographical nature, that enjoyed considerable fame in post-war Britain.

Life
Madeleine Mathilde Gal, the daughter of a miner and seamstress, moved as a child to Soho, London, following her father's death. She met her future husband, Robert Selby Henrey, at the Savoy Hotel; they were married in 1928 and their romance would prove to be a lifelong attachment lasting until his death in 1982. Her son, Bobby Henrey, was a child actor, notably in the film The Fallen Idol, the making of which was described in her book A film star in Belgrave Square. Her writing career stretched from 1941 to 1979 and during this time she brought many of the events of her childhood and career to public attention. She enjoyed a long relationship with publishers, J. M. Dent & Sons, and most of her works, particularly her early ones, were a commercial success. ==Works==
Works
Publisher is London: J. M. Dent & Sons, unless stated. FictionDelphine (1947), writing as Robert Henrey, London: Peter Davies ::A series of storiesAn Attic in Jermyn Street (1948), writing as Robert Henrey ::The story of a girl reporterPhilippa (1949), writing as Mrs Robert Henrey Non-fictionA Farm in Normandy (1941), writing as Mrs Robert Henrey ::The birth of her childA Village in Picadilly (1942), writing as Mrs Robert Henrey ::''The author's experiences during the air raids on London'' • Letters from Paris, 1870-1875 ([1942]) by C. de B., trans. and ed. by M.H. writing as Mrs Robert Henrey ::C. de B. was a political informant to the head of the London house of RothschildA Journey to Gibraltar (1943), writing as Mrs Robert Henrey ::''The author's experiences during the London Blitz'' • The Incredible City (1944), writing as Mrs Robert Henrey ::Part of her London trilogyBloomsbury Fair (1944), writing as Mrs Robert Henrey ::Three London familiesThe Foolish Decade (1945), writing as Mrs Robert Henrey ::London social life and customsThe Siege of London (1946), writing as Mrs Robert Henrey ::Part of her London trilogy, an account of life in London from February 1944 to May 1945The King of Brentford (1946), writing as Mrs Robert Henrey, London : Peter Davies ::On the life of Thomas Selby HenreyThe Return to the Farm (1947), writing as Mrs Robert Henrey, London: Peter Davies ::Life on their Normandy farm during the Second World WarA Film Star in Belgrave Square (1948), writing as Mrs Robert Henrey, London: Peter Davies ::The making of the film The Fallen Idol, starring her son, Bobby. • London (1948), writing as Mrs Robert Henrey ::with watercolours by Phyllis GingerA Journey to Vienna (1950), writing as Mrs Robert Henrey ::Her small son becomes briefly a film starMathilda and the Chickens (1950), writing as Mrs Robert Henrey ::The farm in Normandy just after the warPaloma (1951), writing as Mrs Robert Henrey ::The story of a friend, a story of friendshipThe Little Madeleine (1951), writing as Mrs Robert Henrey ::Her girlhoodAn Exile in Soho (1952), writing as Mrs Robert Henrey ::Her adolescenceMadeleine Grown Up, writing as Mrs Robert Henrey ::Her love story and marriageMadeleine Young Wife, writing as Mrs Robert Henrey ::War and peace on her farm in NormandyA Month in Paris (1954), writing as Mrs Robert Henrey ::She revisits the city of her birth • ''Milou's Daughter'' (1955), writing as Mrs Robert Henrey ::''She goes in search of her father's Midi'' • ''Madeleine's Journal'', writing as Mrs Robert Henrey ::London during coronation year, her contemporary journalThis Feminine World (1956), writing as Mrs Robert Henrey ::Paris dressmakersA Daughter for a Fortnight (1957), writing as Mrs Robert Henrey • The Virgin of Aldermanbury (1958), writing as Mrs Robert Henrey ::Rebuilding of the CityMistress of Myself (1959), writing as Mrs Robert Henrey ::A golden summer by the sea, a summer on her farmThe Dream Makers (1961), writing as Mrs Robert Henrey ::''The world of women's magazines'' • Spring in a Soho Street (1962), writing as Mrs Robert Henrey • Her April Days (1963), writing as Mrs Robert Henrey ::The death of her motherWednesday at Four (1964), writing as Mrs Robert Henrey ::An afternoon in London and a journey to Moscow, one year in her lifeWinter Wild (1966), writing as Mrs Robert Henrey ::Clouds on the horizonShe Who Pays (1969), writing as Mrs Robert Henrey ::''Background to a near 'revolution''' ==References==
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