The Grit in the Pearl (eBook)

The Scandalous Life of Margaret, Duchess of Argyll (The shocking true story behind A Very British Scandal, starring Claire Foy and Paul Bettany)

Lyndsy Spence (Autor)

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2020 | 2. Auflage
256 Seiten
The History Press (Verlag)
978-0-7509-9106-3 (ISBN)

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The shocking true story behind A Very British Scandal, starring Claire Foy and Paul Bettany Margaret, Duchess of Argyll's life was one of complexity and controversy. Born Ethel Margaret Whigham, the only child of a Scottish self-made millionaire and a beautiful high-society woman, her childhood was rich and splendid - but empty. She was a daddy's girl with an absent father, living with a jealous mother who sought to remind Margaret of her every shortcoming. As she grew up, her name was a byword for class and beauty; she was the debutante of her coming-out year, and her marriage to Charles Sweeny literally stopped traffic. But it was not to last: Margaret needed more. What followed was a story of tragedy, scandal and heartbreak as Margaret swung from lover to lover, society to society. This culminated in her notorious divorce case of 1963, where her soon-to-be-ex-husband produced his pie`ce de résistance: a Polaroid of her in a compromising position with two other men. In The Grit in the Pearl, Lyndsy Spence takes a look at a woman who was ahead of her time. Using previously unpublished sources and personal transcripts, this is the story of a fragile woman who was to come up against the very highest echelons of English high society - and lose.

LYNDSY SPENCE is a bestselling author, historian and screenwriter who specializes in daring aristocratic women. She is the founder of The Mitford Society, an online community dedicated to the Mitford girls and is a freelance book reviewer for The Lady. Her books include The Mitford Girls' Guide to Life, The Grit in the Pearl: The Scandalous Life of Margaret, Duchess of Argyll, The Mistress of Mayfair: Men, Money and the Marriage of Doris Delevingne, and Cast a Diva: The Hidden Life of Maria Callas. Her book on Maria Callas is being adapted into a documentary by a double-Oscar nominated production company.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.6.2020
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
• Schlagworte: 11th duke of argyll • A Very British Scandal • a very english scandal • british scandal • David Niven • DEB • debutante|prince george • douglas fairbanks jr • douglas fairbanks junior • duke of kent • Duncan Sandys • english scandal • ethel margaret whigham • High Society • ian campbell • margaret duchess of argyll • Pimlico • prince george, duke of kent, a very english scandal, the headless man polaroids • socialite • the headless man polaroids • the profumo affair • Women in History • women in history, women's history, margaret duchess of argyll, the profumo affair, 11th duke of argyll, ian campbell, ethel margaret whigham, douglas fairbanks junior, douglas fairbanks jr, duncan sandys, 11th duke of argyll, pimlico, high society, socialite, david niven, deb, debutante • women in history, women's history, margaret duchess of argyll, the profumo affair, 11th duke of argyll, ian campbell, margaret whigham, douglas fairbanks junior, douglas fairbanks jr, duncan sandys, • Women's history
• ISBN-10: 0-7509-9106-2 / 0750991062
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7509-9106-3 / 9780750991063