Summary of Amy Odell's Anna

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#1 Charles Wintour and Nonie Baker married in 1940. They were both excited to be together, but the war was disheartening, and neither of them knew where Charles would be sent now. Soon pregnant, Nonie stayed on for a few months before returning to Boston.

#2 After the war, Charles began another affair. He was stationed in the Trianon Palace Hotel at Versailles, resplendent with crystal chandeliers, black-and-white-tiled floors, and white columns. He said he wanted to become a journalist.

#3 Charles was very excited to work for the Evening Standard, but he was also very sad that his son had died. He was able to hide his sadness from his boss, though, and continued working.

#4 After the death of her brother, Anna’s family was constantly haunted by the tragedy. Her mother, Nonie, had a new career as a social worker helping pregnant teens find adoptive parents for their children.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jun 9, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822536135

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Insights on Amy Odell's Anna

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 17

Insights from Chapter 18

Insights from Chapter 19

Insights from Chapter 20

Insights from Chapter 21

Insights from Chapter 22

Insights from Chapter 23

Insights from Chapter 24

Insights from Chapter 25

Insights from Chapter 26

Insights from Chapter 27

Insights from Chapter 28

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

Charles Wintour and Nonie Baker married in 1940. They were both excited to be together, but the war was disheartening, and neither of them knew where Charles would be sent now. Soon pregnant, Nonie stayed on for a few months before returning to Boston.

#2

After the war, Charles began another affair. He was stationed in the Trianon Palace Hotel at Versailles, resplendent with crystal chandeliers, black-and-white-tiled floors, and white columns. He said he wanted to become a journalist.

#3

Charles was very excited to work for the Evening Standard, but he was also very sad that his son had died. He was able to hide his sadness from his boss, though, and continued working.

#4

After the death of her brother, Anna’s family was constantly haunted by the tragedy. Her mother, Nonie, had a new career as a social worker helping pregnant teens find adoptive parents for their children.

#5

Charles Wintour, the editor of the Evening Standard, was a father figure to his staff. He valued their input and was known to walk across the newsroom to ask a young writer which picture they preferred for the front page.

#6

Charles was a terrifying editor, but he was also very supportive of and respectful of his female staff. He loved gossiping about people he knew, and would often go out with his wife and friends.

#7

Charles’s staff thought his success was completely deserved, but there was an undercurrent that his rise was in part a reward for his stoicism. His staff would later notice this same bulletproof discipline in his eldest daughter.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

In the 1960s, fashion was at the heart of a cultural transformation in London. Anna lived near Abbey Road Studios, which was home to the Beatles, and she was aware and excited about the world around her.

#2

Anna was very reserved, and she wanted to be noticed on her own terms. She stood like