Recommendation: If you're seeking a riveting historical biography filled with scandal and intrigue, "Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire" is the perfect choice. Amanda Foreman masterfully brings to life the tumultuous world of one of the most flamboyant women of the eighteenth century. From political maneuvering to controversial love affairs, this captivating tale will leave you enthralled from start to finish.

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• Whitbread Award for Biography (1998)

[Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire] Foreman, Amanda. Duchess of Devonshire. London, Harper Collins, 1998. Octavo. XVI, 463 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector's mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Amanda Lucy Foreman (born 1968) is a British/American biographer and historian. Her books include Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, A World on Fire, and The World Made by Women. She also wrote and starred in a four-part documentary regarding the role of women in society, entitled The Ascent of Woman. After completing her DPhil, Foreman remained at Oxford as a researcher, and in 1998 she published her first book, Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, based on her doctoral thesis. Published by HarperCollins in the UK and Random House in the US, the book was an international best-seller and reached number one in the UK as a hardback, paperback, and reissue nine years later. It was shortlisted for the 1998 Guardian First Book Prize, and won the 1998 Whitbread Prize for Best Biography. The book has been the subject of a television documentary, a radio play, starring Judi Dench, and a film, The Duchess, starring Ralph Fiennes and Keira Knightley. Foreman has dual citizenship, and splits her time between New York City, Kinderhook, New York, and London. She is a senior research fellow at the Centre for Editing Lives and Letters, Queen Mary, University of London. (Wikipedia).

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