A real page turner chronicling the lives of Nancy Astor and her sisters, widely known in Virginia, U.S.A as the Langhorne Sisters. Both Nancy and her favourite, Phyllis, fled their first marriages with disastrous consequences for their children. On coming to England, both married husbands amongst the cleverest of their generation and were at the heart of the 1930's political elite centred at Cliveden House. Oh, and Nancy was the first female MP! Very interesting and written by Nancy's great-nephew.
(Helen Allan - bwl 86 Autumn 2017 ) |
