LUCINDA HAWKSLEY is a writer and lecturer on art history and nineteenth-century history. She has written biographies of the pre-Raphaelite muse Lizzie Siddal, Charles Dickens, and Katey, one of Dickens' children. She is the great, great, great granddaughter of Charles and Catherine Dickens and is a patron of the Charles Dickens Museum in London.
"[I]lluminating Hawksley conveys Louise's story fully and clearly,
but just as importantly, she shows the devastating damage Queen
Victoria inflicted on her extensive family" --Kirkus "[A]
sympathetic portrait of Queen Victoria's 'unconventional'
daughter... Hawksley shows that Louise was "ahead of her time" in
supporting women's rights and was "one of the most intriguing of
Victorian women" --Publishers Weekly "Strong in its presentations
of its subject's personality and social circles" --Library
Journal
Hawksley gives a lucid description of Princess Louise's life as
well as a rare glimpse into the backstage workings of the Victorian
Era, particularly as it applies to the early 20th century. The book
is a very entertaining read and is bound to intrigue those with an
appetite for Royalty and Royal gossip. --Rochelle Christopher,
Executive Director Victorian Vanities, Inc. "It's these whispers
that make Lucinda Hawksley's new biography such an intriguing
prospect.... Satisfyingly replete with eye-popping stories of life
at the various palaces.... [I was] caught up with this improbable
princess, a beautiful, charming woman." --The Observer "Lively,
engaging and buoyantly enthusiastic, Hawksley's gallant but
necessarily speculative book should encourage the royal archivists
to stop being so protective." --The Sunday Times
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