β Scribed by Louisa Treger
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
'A daring blend of romance, crime and history, and an intelligent exposΓ© of the inherent injustice and consequences of all forms of oppression' Tsitsi Dangarembga,Nervous Conditions
** _
_**Opening with the shooting of Lady Virginia 'Ginie' Courtauld in her tranquil garden in 1950s Rhodesia,The Dragon Lady tells Ginie's extraordinary story, so called for the exotic tattoo snaking up her leg. From the glamorous Italian Riviera before the Great War to the Art Deco glory of Eltham Palace in the thirties, and from the secluded Scottish Highlands to segregated Rhodesia in the fifties, the narrative spans enormous cultural and social change. Lady Virginia Courtauld was a boundary-breaking, colourful and unconventional person who rejected the submissive role women were expected to play.
Ostracised by society for being a foreign divorcΓ©e at the time of Edward VIII and Mrs Simpson, Ginie and her second husband ,Stephen Courtauld, leave the...
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
**'A daring blend of romance, crime and history, and an intelligent exposΓ© of the inherent injustice and consequences of all forms of oppression' Tsitsi Dangarembga, \*Nervous Conditions**\* --- \***Opening with the shooting of Lady Virginia 'Ginie' Courtauld in her tranquil garden in 1950
Whiskey Davis, High Queen of the Sanguire, funnels her former street wiles into diplomatic channels and alliances with governments as she consolidates her growing power with the help of Margaurethe OβToole and Valmont. Her maturing leadership is the only hope for peace among the Sanguire. But Europ
The Lady Prefers Dragons Wish Stones, book 2 Katalina Leon Why choose one loving dragonman when you can have two? When Devon, a 32-year-old photographer, pulls an unusual stone from a witch's wish bag, little does she know her wildest dreams of adventure and a love affair with two sexy coworkers