The Duchess Amanda Foreman Book

Beautiful, glamorous and charismatic, Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire was an icon of her age; she was also a compulsive gambler, an influential political operator, a drug addict, a doting mother and an adulteress.

In a world of decadence and excess, of great houses, extravagant parties and sexual intrigue, Georgiana, like her descendant Diana Princess of Wales, was publicly adored but personally troubled. From her complex ménage à trois with her husband and best friend to her vast gambling debts, from her adoration of her children to her passionate but doomed love for Earl Grey, she was a fascinating contradictory woman whose story still resonates today. Previously published as Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire. A fascinating portrayal of a remarkable woman – Sunday Times. Grippingly good – Lisa Jardine. Excellent and fascinating – Sunday Telegraph.