The Grit in the Pearl The Grit in the Pearl

The Grit in the Pearl

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

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Publisher Description

MARGARET, DUCHESS OF ARGYLL was an international celebrity in her youth, adored and observed by millions. But in 1963 the 11th Duke of Argyll shocked the country when he alleged that his adulterous wife had slept with over eighty men behind his back. As his evidence, he produced a set of sexually explicit Polaroid photographs and explosive love letters, helping to win his divorce and affecting Margaret’s life forever. On the verge of financial destitution, she fell from grace and was abandoned by most of her friends prior to her death in a nursing home in Pimlico in 1993.In this meticulously researched biography Lyndsy Spence tells a tragic story of the life and downfall of this fascinatingly complex woman, and shows how she fell victim to a cruel husband, harsh social mores and an unforgiving class.

GENRE
Biographies & Memoirs
RELEASED
2020
June 1
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
256
Pages
PUBLISHER
The History Press
SELLER
Chicago Review Press, Inc. DBA Independent Publishers Group
SIZE
5.5
MB

Customer Reviews

Readingbythesea ,

The Grit and the Pearl

When I started I didn’t think it would ever end, but I finished it. It’s not the sorest book I have ever read but I guess I just didn’t get the point.

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