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Margot: A Life of the Legendary Countess of Oxford and Asquith
Margot A Life of the Legendary Countess of Oxford and Asquith Author:Daphne Bennett Margot Asquith was at the hub of English social and political life from the 1880s until after World War I. Daughter of a rich industrialist, she burst upon fashionable London life like a bombshell when she was just eighteen, and rapidly joined the leaders of late Victorian and Edwardian society. — Daphne Bennett has drawn on Margot's own letters ... more »and writings to catch the full flavor of this unique and vibrant personality.
"A striking biography . . . Daphne Bennett has written an absorbing, passionate, story beautifully."
--The Times
"An excellent biography, well constructed and enthralling."
--Daily Telegraph
"Perceptive and moving . . . the author's psychological insight into Margot's troubled soul is masterly"
--Sunday Telegraph
"Satisfyingly full of details . . . manages an excellent balance between political background and autobiographical foreground."
--Financial Times
"A sympathetic and rather touching portrait of a woman of great strength of character, vivacity, vitality and more than a little eccentricity."