Society's Queen

De Courcy’s biography re-creates a world of glittering house parties, aristocratic immorality and political intrigue in a narrative that reads like a racy novel * SUNDAY TIMES *This thoroughly enjoyable account is written with a light touch and an eye for the ridiculous, yet also succeeds in creating a genuine sense of unease and impending gloom * DAILY MAIL *This is more than a skilled biography. It is also a glittering picture of politics and high society between the wars * DAILY EXPRESS *The great Lady Londonderry of this century deserved a biography, and Anne de Courcy has done her proud * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *Anne de Courcy’s fascinating biography charts over eighty years of this charismatic character’s life * WOMAN’S JOURNAL *A brilliant biography of one of the most remarkable and influential women of this century * NORTHERN ECHO *A shrewdly but affectionate and touching portrait of the last great political hostess * OBSERVER *Many important issues, such as women’s suffrage, are tackled in Anne de Courcy’s book, which is a fascinating piece of social history * DAILY MAIL *Anne de Courcy presents us with the portrait of a woman whose virtues of courage and charm overcame the prejudices of her class and time * IRISH INDEPENDENT *

Anne de Courcy is a well-known writer and journalist. In the 1970s she was Woman’s Editor on the London Evening News and in the 1980s she was a regular feature-writer for the Evening Standard. She is also a former feature writer and reviewer for the Daily Mail. Her recent books include THE VICEROY’S DAUGHTERS and DEBS AT WAR.