The Long Road to Champneys: The Extraordinary Life of a Pioneering Spa QueenAn inspirational rags-to-riches story of a wartime refugee and her determination to succeed, this title presents revealing insight into one family's vision to build a global brand. |
Contents
1 Early years | 1 |
2 A middleclass life | 13 |
3 A nation at war | 24 |
4 Country life and city bunkers | 36 |
5 Earning a crust and first love | 50 |
6 Shes leaving home | 63 |
7 Family life | 80 |
8 The birth of WeightGuard | 93 |
11 Looking after the pennies | 138 |
12 The circle of life | 156 |
13 A Springs stake and a learning curve | 171 |
14 Forest Mere opens | 188 |
15 Champneys at last | 204 |
16 The rollercoaster of life | 217 |
17 The fickle hand of fate | 231 |
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