Pearls Before Poppies
The Story of the Red Cross Pearls

Hard to stay motivated in reading this one, as the writing is more of a compendium of mini-bios than a focused work regarding the initiative. For all of the emphasis on the egalitarian nature of the contributions, the reality is that the bios that make up the bulk of the story are of the British eli......more

I really enjoyed this book, and bought it as I work with antique Jewellery and thought I was right up my street. But you really don’t have to have an interest in Jewellery to love this book, I found it a interesting approach to a period of history that is often quite familiar. It was nice to see the......more

I had never heard of this story before this book, and I was intrigued. I am still interested but will be doing my own research to learn more. I feel the writer spent too much time talking about the higher classes that donated and their personal stories than the actual purpose of the pearls.......more

A fascinating story regarding the pearls collected during WW1 to raise funds before poppies were taken as the symbol of Remembrance. Would have been a great tribute if these pearls had been on display 100 later.......more

Read as part of my 1918-2018 theme. This was a really interesting book I would have loved the author to have tracked down some of the current owners of the pearls to see what happened to them as they were passed down through the generations.......more