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The Bolter Idina Sackville the Woman Who Scandalised 1920's Society and Became White Mischief's Infamous Seductress Author: Frances Osborne 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 to Africa with a near penniless man. An inspirat...  more »ion for Nancy Mitford's character The Bolter, painted by William Orpen, and photographed by Cecil Beaton, Sackville went on to divorce a total of five times, yet died with a picture of her first love by her bed. Her struggle to reinvent her life with each new marriage left one husband murdered and branded her the 'high priestess' of White Mischief's bed-hopping Happy Valley in Kenya. Sackville's life was so scandalous that it was kept a secret from her great-granddaughter Frances Osborne. Now, Osborne tells the moving tale of betrayal and heartbreak behind Sackville's road to scandal and return, painting a dazzling portrait of high society in the early twentieth century.  « less Post This Book Login | Register ISBN-13: 9781844085439 ISBN-10: 1844085430 Pages: 310 Rating: Currently 4/5 Stars.  1 4 stars, based on 1 rating Publisher: Virago Press (UK) Book Type: Hardcover Other Versions: Paperback, Audio CD Members Wishing: 38 Reviews: Member | Amazon | Write a Review

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