The Favourite
The Life of Sarah Churchill and the History Behind the Major Motion Picture
$41.52
- Paperback
608 pages
- Release Date
29 November 2018
Summary
‘An incredible story crackling with royal passion, envy, ambition and betrayal … Field’s account of the psychological power play between Queen Anne and her confidante is surely definitive. A tour de force’ Lucy Worsley
Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (1660-1774), was as glamorous as she was controversial. Politically influential and independently powerful, she was an intimate, and then a blackmailer, of Queen Anne, accusing her of keeping lesbian favourites - inclu…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781474605359 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1474605354 |
| Author: | Ophelia Field |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 608 |
| Release Date: | 29 November 2018 |
| Weight: | 425g |
| Dimensions: | 34mm x 135mm x 207mm |
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Critics Review
Scholarly, highly articulate, and above all never dull
A lively and provocative biography of a fascinating woman, which is crafted with style and vivacity … It will appeal to both scholars and the general reading public alike
A masterly biography which brilliantly captures the power and passion of its subject. This is an exemplary study of an extraordinary womanOphelia Field
Ophelia Field was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, and the London School of Economics. She has worked as a policy analyst and consultant for a wide range of refugee and human rights organisations, including Human Rights Watch, UNHCR, English PEN and the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights. Simultaneously, Ophelia researched and wrote The Favourite, originally published in 2002, and The Kit-Cat Club, which in 2008 was selected by the Financial Times as one of their History Books of the Year. She lives in London, with her partner and children.
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