![]() ![]() Foreman gives readers the aristocracy fighting for control over Parliament, King George slowly losing his mind, his love-struck son ill-prepared to take the throne, and more bed-hopping than on a TV soap opera. ![]() and the winner of the 1999 Whitbread Prize for Best Biography, Foreman's debut is captivating not just because of Georgiana-whose insecurity, demented love life and gambling addiction made her personal life even more dismal than Diana's-but also because Foreman's portrayal of high society in late-18th-century Britain and France is so remarkably vivid. ![]() Princess Diana? No, her great-great-great-great-aunt, Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire (1757-1806). Royals, aristocrats and politicians sought her opinion, for she was as influential as she was beautiful. Whatever she wore became instantly fashionable, and her parties were the ones to attend. She was the most prominent British woman of her day. ![]()
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