Hatches, Matches and Despatches

By Jenny Paschall and Ron Lyon

Fascinating, bizarre and hilarious facts about the most universal of experiences of life – birth, death and matrimony …

All the female eggs needed to produce the next generation of the human race could be contained in the shell of one chicken’s egg … Winston Churchill was born in a ladies’ cloakroom … Attila the Hun drank himself to death on his wedding night … in Tanzanian weddings the bride and groom sit on the lap of an old woman … Indian Chief Blackbird was buried sitting on his horse …

From Roman births to Bedouin wedding feasts, from the touching tale of the marriage of two white rhinos to the gruesome stories of the final resting places of Oliver Cromwell’s head and Gallileo’s fingers, Hatches, Matches and Dispatches reveals the true facts of life!

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins UK
• Release date: Jun 23, 2016
• ISBN: 9780008192099

Jenny Paschall

Florence LaRue is a founding member and lead singer of the legendary group, The 5th Dimension, winning 6 Grammys and earning 14 gold and 3 platinum records. This includes over 25 million albums sold with 22 Top 40 hits and 5 number one singles, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and an inductation into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame. Florence’s many accolades include The Spirit of Life Award from the City of Hope and California State College at Los Angeles’s Outstanding Alumnus Award, where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in education. She has also received numerous commendations for her philanthropic work. She is especially proud of her President’s Volunteer Service Award from the White House “in recognition of commitment to strengthen our Nation and for making a difference through volunteer service.” Florence enjoys spending as much time as possible with her family, which includes five great grandchildren.

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