A splendidly compendious biography, life and works of a very unusual woman. Against my expectations of a prim life lived among vicars and cosy local communities, in reality she lead a rackety life, inventing alternative personas for herself, constantly falling in love with horrible men, including a Nazi SS officer, living in London where she stalked her neighbours. And yet she had an amazing eye for, precisely, the world of vicars etc. Eye-opening and enthralling.
(Annabel Bedini - bwl 109 Summer 2023 ) |
