Catalogue description Stocks, Miss Helen

Ly S's taste for reading aloud. How she brought up her children (Helen is her younger daughter). Servants in the house at Manchester. Her lack of interest in domestic skills. Her response to old age. Her attitude to clothes. Her affection for London. Her dislike of tipping. Her indifference to personal comfort, and to property. Ly S's attitude to Helen's career. Her conduct of personal relationships. Her restlessness after her husband's death. Nature of their marriage. Personality of JL Stocks. Her enjoyment of men's company. Her enjoyment of the House of Lords. How she dealt with emotion. Her affection for West Bay. Her dislike of Christmas. Her religion. Her attitude to euthanasia. Her manner with young people, including her grandchildren. Her attitude to class. Her management of money. Her know-how on procedure for getting things done. Her interest in the theatre. The writing of her autobiography. (Part 2 on tape 44).