Marriages are made in Bond Street, True Stories From a 1940’s Marriage Bureau, by Penrose Halson
In April 1939 Heather Jenner and Mary Oliver, aged 24, opened the first ever Marriage Bureau in Bond Street. Past Master Penrose Halson uncovers the fascinating true stories from the Bureau in her book, ‘Marriages are made in Bond Street, published by Macmillan, and available to buy in shops and online.
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