Wedlock by Wendy Moore
'The remarkable story of one woman's triumph over years of appalling violence and abuse' DAILY EXPRESSWedlock is the best biography that I have read in a long timeIt's gripping, addictive and painstakingly researched * MAIL ON SUNDAY *
The remarkable story of one woman's triumph over years of appalling violence and abuse * DAILY EXPRESS *
How Mary, with the help of a loyal servant, struggled to escape Stoney's clutches is the breathless and inspirational climax of this fine book * TIMES *
Mesmerising . . . entertainingly digressive and rigorously researched * FINANCIAL TIMES *
Mary's escape, her abduction by Stoney and dramatic rescue are grippingly told * INDEPENDENT *
Moore has meticulously constructed an ever more compelling tale * GUARDIAN *
Gallops headlong towards an unbelievably tense denouement which any work of Hollywood fiction would struggle to match * SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY *
Biography needs more Wendy Moores * NEW YORK TIMES *
Moore, mistress of suspense, writes in the gripping language of a thriller...This book has it all - the blackest of villains, the strongest friendship, kidnap, abortions, riches and all completely true. * OBSERVER *
'Moore fashions a gripping narrative' * SUNDAY TIMES *
'Wendy Moore tells her tale with gusto' * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *
Beginning with a bloody duel and the deathbed marriage of one of the combatants, this torrent of a biography sweeps the reader along... Mary's prolonged, audacious struggle to extricate herself from this marriage is a natch for Hollywood. * INDEPENDENT *
gripping and meticulous * DAILY TELEGRAPH *
This lurid tale of high-society sadism grips from the first page. * INDEPENDENT *
rip-roaring * SUNDAY EVENING POST *
Moore paints a fresh, vivid picture of the age * GOOD BOOK GUIDE *
Wendy Moore is a freelance journalist and author. Her work had been published in numerous national newspapers and magazines and has won several awards Her first book KNIFE MAN: THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE AND TIMES OF JOHN HUNTER, FATHER OF MODERN SURGERY, won the Medical Journalists' Association Consumer Book Award in 2005 and was shortlisted for both Saltire and the Marsh Biography Awards. Her Second book. WEDLOCK: HOW GEORGIAN BRITAIN'S WORST HUSBAND MET HIS MATCH, has been highly acclaimed in reviews and was chosen as one of the ten titles in the Channel 4 TV Book Club. She lives in London with her husband Pete and two children, Sam and Susie.
Visit Wendy Moore's website at http://wendymoore.org and follow her on Twitter https://twitter.com/wendymoore99.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780753828250 |
| ISBN 10 | 0753828251 |
| Title | Wedlock |
| Author | Wendy Moore |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2009-12-26 |
| Number of pages | 512 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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