Friday Reads: Unquiet Souls by Angela Lambert & The Souls by Jane Abdy & Charlotte Gere
byThe 1980s were apparently a last hurrah for books about Edwardian society (no doubt in reaction to the death of the last Edwardian and…
biography
Ettie: The Intimate Life and Dauntless Spirit of Lady Desborough
byBiographies on Edwardian aristocrats largely confine themselves to Jennie Jerome, Lillie Langtry, and Consuelo Vanderbilt, so it’s a treat to discover one written about…
Anne Sebba – author of “American Jennie”
byJennie Jerome is mainly known to modern audiences as “Winston Churchill’s mother.” Did you approach “American Jennie” with the object of explaining how Jennie’s…