A beguiling account of a very unusual marriage: he a debt-ridden novelist dandy, she a moneyed widow twelve years older, an unlikely match which turned out to be a national model of married love and loyalty. Drawing on the couple's extensive love letters and the formidable archives they left, Hay places their romance in its historical and political context with such a light hand that it reminds one in places of a Jane Austen novel. Delicious!
(Kathie Somerwil Ayrton - bwl 80 Spring 2016 ) |
