{"product_id":"9781804996249-the-scandalous-lady-w","title":"The Scandalous Lady W","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn Eighteenth-Century Tale of Sex, Scandal and Divorce\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBY THE AUTHOR OF THE NO. 1 \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER AND BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE-WINNER, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE FIVE, THE WOMEN KILLED BY JACK THE RIPPER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnder her pen, history comes alive' \u003c\/b\u003eProfessor Dame Sue Black\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A fabulous 18th-century tale. Hallie Rubenhold tells it beautifully'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs a historian and storyteller, Rubenhold is in a league of her own' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_____________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt was the divorce that scandalised Georgian England.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe was a spirited young heiress. He was a handsome baronet with a promising career in government. Their marriage had the makings of a fairy tale but ended as one of the most salacious and highly publicised divorces in history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor over two hundred years the story of Lady Worsley, her vengeful husband, and her lover, George Maurice Bisset, lay forgotten. Now Hallie Rubenhold, in her impeccably researched book, throws open a window to a rarely seen view of Georgian England, one coloured by passion, adventure and the defiance of social convention. The Worsley's story, their struggles and outrageous lifestyle, promises to shock even the modern reader.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book behind the major BBC drama starring Natalie Dormer (\u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones, The Hunger Games, Mockingjay\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56642967372150,"sku":"9781804996249","price":11.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_38986947_bed625d3-7f3b-4f4c-9efc-882ef61dfd28.jpg?v=1765994633","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781804996249-the-scandalous-lady-w","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}