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'A fabulous story and Rubenhold tells it beautifully' Daily Telegraph
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It was the divorce that scandalised Georgian England... She was a spirited
young heiress. He was a handsome baronet with a promising career in government. Their marriage had the makings of a fairy tale but ended as one of the most salacious and highly publicised divorces in history.
For over two hundred years the story of Lady Worsley, her vengeful husband, and her lover, George Maurice Bisset, lay buried in long-forgotten newspapers, overlooked pamphlets and yellowing satires. No other author, past or present, has told it before. Now Hallie Rubenhold, in her impeccably researched book, brings the three protagonists back to life and presents a rarely seen picture of aristocratic life in the Georgian era.
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
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A wonderful book. Hallie Rubenhold has skilfully pieced together fragmented evidence to produce a gripping narrative of a dysfunctional marriage. It is as exciting as a novel, with cliff-hanging chapter endings that compel you to read on, the narrative focus shifting back and forth between Lady Worsley and her husband as the complications and antagonisms of this extraordinary marriage smoulder then explode. For that reason, I won't do a 'spoiler' and give away too much.
Ms Rubenhold has a sure grasp of the period in general and an excellent command of all the disparate material relating specifically to her subject matter. The book is meticulously researched and historically sound; where there are gaps in the evidence, speculation is always intelligent, credible and firmly rooted in what is already known. The style is elegant and witty and the whole work beautifully paced, with interesting digressions that never interfere with the main thrust of this amazing narrative. Highly recommended.
Ms Rubenhold has a sure grasp of the period in general and an excellent command of all the disparate material relating specifically to her subject matter. The book is meticulously researched and historically sound; where there are gaps in the evidence, speculation is always intelligent, credible and firmly rooted in what is already known. The style is elegant and witty and the whole work beautifully paced, with interesting digressions that never interfere with the main thrust of this amazing narrative. Highly recommended.
3 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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This is a delightful book; full of debauchery, scandal, tales of voyeurism and intrigue. You cannot want more!
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