- Published: 15 November 2013
- ISBN: 9781845951610
- Imprint: Vintage
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 416
- RRP: $35.00
Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor
- Published: 15 November 2013
- ISBN: 9781845951610
- Imprint: Vintage
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 416
- RRP: $35.00
Fort casts fresh light on a remarkable woman, whose toughness and independence of opinion allowed this outsider to chart a new course for women.
Good Book Guide
The spirited story of the indomitable girl from America who married a millionaire and fought fiercely to become Britain’s first female MP
Sunday Times
Fort’s well researched biography is excellent
Janet Christie, Scotsman
Adrian Fort does justice to her energetic, forceful and outspoken personality
Christopher Silvester, Daily Express
A masterful and compassionate book, every bit as multi-facet as the extraordinary woman
Country Life
This elegant work brilliantly evokes the story of a woman ahead of her time, and does justice to her energetic and outspoken personality
Daily Telegraph
Fort returns us to the spirited if sometimes misguided Virginian-born woman who married one of the richest men in the world and became the UK’s first woman MP
Lesley McDowell, Glasgow Sunday Herald
Adrian Fort’s book does a good job of showing the charms and contradictions of the wealthy American
Fachtna Kelly, Sunday Business Post
Immaculately researched and a page-turner
Harry Hodges, Daily Express