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The Bolter

Idina Sackville - The Woman Who Scandalised 1920s Society and Became White Mischief's Infamous Seduc…

By Frances Osborne

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| Paperback | 9781844084807

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Book Description

On Friday 25th May, 1934, a forty-one-year-old woman walked into the lobby of Claridge's Hotel to meet the nineteen-year-old son whose face she did not know. Fifteen years earlier, as the First World War ended, Idina Sackville shocked high society by leaving his multimillionaire father to run off toContinue

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Slapper of the century

Comments ( 0) Add to My Stories Nowadays, you have to poke around for a long time in the furthest reaches of Waterstone's to find a book that is not by or about a sex-siren who has been on an away-day to hell and back. Paris Hilton, Jordan, Kerry Kat ... (read full critics)

dailymail published on Tue, 21 Sep 2010

Unhappy Valley for a wild child

Frances Osborne has written a book which, in its conception, was probably intended simply to be an account of an unusually interesting forebear. More... Buy a copy of The Bolter Most of our great-grandmothers, if one thinks of them at all, come down ... (read full critics)

dailymail published on Tue, 21 Sep 2010

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The Bolter

The author delves into her family history to present the story of a notorius relative. Without beauty, or any money worth mentioning, but with an illustriois name (Sackville) and great verve, Idina launched a career as a serial wife/divorcee, thereby earning the nickname "The Bolter." Her adventures ... (continue)

The author delves into her family history to present the story of a notorius relative. Without beauty, or any money worth mentioning, but with an illustriois name (Sackville) and great verve, Idina launched a career as a serial wife/divorcee, thereby earning the nickname "The Bolter." Her adventures, marital and otherwise, took her as far afield as Kenya, where she became part of the racy social set, and where one of her husbands figured in the infamous, and still unresolved "White Mischief" murder case.
ASide from her position as Frances Osborne's relative, Idina didn't accomplish anything meriting a full biography; nevertheless her misadventures make for a fun read from a talented author. The book can also serve as a guidebook on how not to live a fulfilling, serene life!

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