Obituary: Christina Foyle

From: The Independent (London, England) | Date: June 11, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

CHRISTINA FOYLE was the daughter of William Foyle, elder of the founding brothers of what was, for most of this century, London's largest and most famous bookshop, Foyle's, of Charing Cross Road. Her youthful "Hollywood" good looks developed into a regal presence which could instil fear into some of those she employed, despite a high- pitched, rather reedy voice that often drawled away into a register too low to be heard.

The exact date when Willie Foyle, who lived until 1963, handed over the reins to his daughter is disputable but, as early as 1930, aged only 19, she had launched the ...

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