Antonette's Story A novel by Bronwen Welsh

Author's note: Being aware of my work on her friend and mentor Dame Harriet Staunton's memoirs, in which, with permission, she makes occasional appearances, Antonette Burton, who you may be more familiar with by her stage name Antonette du Pré, asked me if I would be willing to edit her own memoirs. This I was happy to do, and after reading the manuscript, I asked for a couple of meetings in order to clarify some of the details in the text. I should emphasise that the words you are about to read are Ms Burton's own. My contribution was merely to clarify some points and make an occasional spelling correction.
B.W. 2020