A Scandalous Life: The Biography of Jane Digby

ISBN-13: 9781857024692 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 365 str.

Mary S. Lovell

Opis

The biography of Jane Digby, an 'enthralling tale of a nineteenth-century beauty whose heart - and hormones - ruled her head.' Harpers and QueenA celebrated aristocratic beauty, Jane Digby married Lord Ellenborough at seventeen. Their divorce a few years later was one of England s most scandalous at that time. In her quest for passionate fulfilment she had lovers which included an Austrian prince, King Ludvig I of Bavaria, and a Greek count whose infidelities drove her to the Orient. In Syria, she found the love of her life, a Bedouin nobleman, Sheikh Medjuel el Mezrab who was twenty years her junior.Bestselling biographer Mary Lovell has produced from Jane Digby's diaries not only a sympathetic and dramatic portrait of a rare woman, but a fascinating glimpse into the centuries-old Bedouin tradition that is now almost lost.

Recenzje

'A rollicking good tale...Lovell has researched widely and gives a rich picture of this remarkable woman's life.'
Sunday Express

'Enthralling.'
Harper's and Queen

'A compelling narrative... Jane Digby's sins make a wonderfully good read.'
Sunday Telegraph

'A sympathetic readable biography.'
Daily Telegraph

O autorze

Mary S. Lovell began writing in 1980 after a broken back forced her to take a sabbatical from a successful business career. Her first major biography was the international bestseller 'Straight on till Morning', a life of the intrepid aviatrix Beryl Markham. Since then she has built upon her reputation with a succession of acclaimed biographies, the research for which involved travel all over the world. She lives in Gloucestershire.