Georgiana: Duchess Of Devonshire,New

The Winner Of Britains Prestigious Whitbread Prize And A Bestseller There For Months, This Wonderfully Readable Biography Offers A Rich, Rollicking Picture Of Lateeighteenthcentury British Aristocracy And The Intimate Story Of A Woman Who For A Time Was Its Undisputed Leader. Lady Georgiana Spencer Was The Greatgreatgreatgreataunt Of Diana, Princess Of Wales, And Was Nearly As Famous In Her Day. In 1774, At The Age Of Seventeen, Georgiana Achieved Immediate Celebrity By Marrying One Of Englands Richest And Most Influential Aristocrats, The Duke Of Devonshire. Launched Into A World Of Wealth And Power, She Quickly Became The Queen Of Fashionable Society, Adored By The Prince Of Wales, A Dear Friend Of Marieantoinette, And Leader Of The Most Important Salon Of Her Time. Not Content With The Role Of Society Hostess, She Used Her Connections To Enter Politics, Eventually Becoming More Influential Than Most Of The Men Who Held Office.Her Good Works And Social Exploits Made Her Loved By The Multitudes, But Georgianas Public Success, Like Dianas, Concealed A Personal Life That Was Fraught With Suffering. The Duke Of Devonshire Was Unimpressed By His Wifes Legendary Charms, Preferring Instead Those Of Her Closest Friend, A Woman With Whom Georgiana Herself Was Rumored To Be On Intimate Terms. For Over Twenty Years, The Three Lived Together In A Jealous And Uneasy M