{"product_id":"nell-the-duchess-of-manchester","title":"Nell, the Duchess of Manchester","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"row subcategory-data mt-4 \"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-12 col-xl-9 \"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategory-data--data pb-0 mb-0\"\u003eThe forgotten, unique and fascinating story of Australia's first and only duchess, from the bestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSheila\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnid\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row subcategory-data mt-4 \"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col pb-0\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-12 col-xl-9 \"\u003eWhen an unassuming young Melbourne woman bumped into a handsome naval lieutenant in a Colombo hotel swimming pool in 1926 she would never have dreamed of one day being the wife of an English duke with three castles.\u003cspan class=\"subcategory-data--data pb-0 mb-0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-12 col-xl-9 \"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategory-data--data pb-0 mb-0\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDemure but feisty Nell Stead and Alexander 'Mandy' Drogo Montagu, son of the ninth Duke of Manchester, fell in love that day and were married within months in a union that surprised English society. Together, the unlikely couple set out to rescue the family's fortunes that had been crippled by taxes and financial mismanagement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a world of contrasts, they battle the excesses and eccentricities of dubious relatives under the threat of war to revive a dying estate, including a castle in which Catherine of Aragon spent her final days.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNell's story is page-turning. The only Australian woman to ever join the British aristocracy as a duchess, her life is a wild ride through England, America and Kenya as the House of Montagu crumbles through four generations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row subcategory-data mt-4 \"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col pb-0\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-12 col-xl-9 \"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategory-data--data pb-0 mb-0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-12 col-xl-9 \"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategory-data--data pb-0 mb-0\"\u003eRobert Wainwright is an Australian author and journalist, based in London, with more than 30 years' experience in national daily newspapers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen and Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43633725407297,"sku":"9781761068980","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0125\/3179\/3984\/files\/9781761068980.jpg?v=1772515979","url":"https:\/\/qagoma.store\/products\/nell-the-duchess-of-manchester","provider":"QAGOMA Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}