Biddy Chambers Archives

Privacy and the Biographer

How does a biographer deal with privacy issues? As in, what if you stumble on something intimate, do you share…
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It’s birthday week for Biddy Chambers as I write this post. Born July 13, 1883 in Woolwich, Kent, England, Gertrude…
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America held a special spot in Biddy and Oswald Chambers‘ hearts. Oswald Chambers visited the United States four different times….
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We weren’t positive her name was Marian Lemaine. The Marian was certain, but her last name was vague–maybe Lemon, perhaps…
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How and why Oswald Chambers gave his wife the nickname Biddy.

Following Biddy’s steps took us to several spots in 2013 London. I was hunting details for a novel about Oswald and Biddy…
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