First Friday Book Club | Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire by Amanda Foreman

Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, provides us with a great historical insight into an era, a society, and the role of a woman in Georgian England. In this authoritative, utterly absorbing book, Amanda Foreman, the winner of the 1998 Whitbread Biography of the Year Award, presents a mesmerizing picture of a fascinating world of political and sexual intrigues, grand houses, huge parties, glamour and great wealth

In 1774, Georgiana Spencer became Duchess of Devonshire and began a life as a fashion icon, influential hostess and notable figure in the Whig party. But she was beset by contradictory situations; the public adored her, her husband did not. She raised money for the Whigs but was hugely extravagant; in seeking love she encountered pain and disgrace.

The great-great-great-great aunt of Diana, Princess of Wales, Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, was one of the most flamboyant and influential women of the eighteenth century. It was a time of huge wealth and high politics, always on the edge of being squandered by the excesses and scandals of individuals.

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