{"product_id":"the-bolter-the-story-of-idina-sackville-who-ran-away-to-become-the-chief-seductress-of-kenyas-scandalous-happy-valley-set-9780307476425","title":"The Bolter: The Story of Idina Sackville, Who Ran Away to Become the Chief Seductress of Kenya's Scandalous Happy Valley Set","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER \u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003eA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR - AN \u003ci\u003eO, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE\u003c\/i\u003e #1 TERRIFIC READ - In an age of bolters--women who broke the rules and fled their marriages--one woman was the most celebrated of them all.\u003cb\u003e \u003cb\u003e- \u003cb\u003e\"Even today Lady Idina Sackville could get tongues wagging.\"--NPR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Taylor Swift might count Lady Sackville among her muses. Swift's fans...have linked Idina to The Bolter, a song on the record-breaking album, \u003ci\u003eThe Tortured Poets Department\"--Tatler\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIdina Sackville's relentless affairs, wild sex parties, and brazen flaunting of convention shocked high society and inspired countless writers and artists, from Nancy Mitford to Greta Garbo. But Idina's compelling charm masked the pain of betrayal and heartbreak. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow Frances Osborne explores the life of Idina, her enigmatic great-grandmother, using letters, diaries, and family legend, following her from Edwardian London to the hills of Kenya, where she reigned over the scandalous antics of the \"Happy Valley Set.\" Dazzlingly chic yet warmly intimate, \u003ci\u003eThe Bolter \u003c\/i\u003eis a fascinating look at a woman whose energy still burns bright almost a century later. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Sackville's passion lights up the page.\" \u003ci\u003e--Entertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e- \"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eAn engaging, definitive final look back at those naughty people who, between the wars, took their bad behavior off to Kenya and whose upper-class delinquency became gilded with unjustified glamour.\" \u003ci\u003e--Financial Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e- \"\u003c\/i\u003eIntoxicating.\u003ci\u003e\" --People\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrances Osborne was born in London and studied philosophy and modern languages at Oxford University. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eLilla's Feast.\u003c\/i\u003e Her articles have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Telegraph, The Times, The Independent, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eVogue.\u003c\/i\u003e She lives in London with her husband, a Member of Parliament, and their two children.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50662143688978,"sku":"9780307476425","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3a372032-558a-4217-b05b-3281624b0c0d.jpg?v=1733513817","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-bolter-the-story-of-idina-sackville-who-ran-away-to-become-the-chief-seductress-of-kenyas-scandalous-happy-valley-set-9780307476425","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}