Enid

Enid

by Robert Wainwright
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 02/07/2020

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From the bestselling author of Sheila comes the story of a bewitching Australian socialite who fascinated the world.


'A wonderfully racy biography, full of comedy and tragedy and populated by some of the most dissolute and eccentric aristocrats of the 20th century.' Daily Mail, UK


Enid Lindeman stood almost six feet tall, with silver hair and flashing turquoise eyes. The girl from Strathfield in Sydney stopped traffic in Manhattan, silenced gamblers in Monte Carlo and dared walk a pet cheetah on a diamond collar through Hyde Park in London.


In early twentieth-century society, when women were expected to be demure and obedient, the granddaughter of Hunter Valley wine pioneer Henry Lindeman waltzed through life to the beat of her own drum. She drove an ambulance in World War I and hid escaped Allied airmen behind enemy lines in World War II, played bridge with Somerset Maugham and entertained Hollywood royalty in the world's most expensive private home on the Riviera, allegedly paid for by her winnings in a game of cards.


Enid captivated men with her beauty, outlived four husbands-two shipping magnates, a war hero and a larger-than-life Irish earl-spent two great fortunes and earned the nickname 'Lady Killmore'. From Sydney to New York, London to Paris and Cairo to Kenya, Robert Wainwright tells the fascinating story of a life lived large on the world stage.


'Wainwright has revived a legend.' The Lady on Sheila


'... her beauty and her boldness shine through this fascinating tale.' Sydney Morning Herald on Sheila

ISBN:
9781760874537
9781760874537
Category:
Gender studies: women
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
02-07-2020
Language:
English
Publisher:
ALLEN & UNWIN
Robert Wainwright

Robert Wainwright has been a journalist for more than 30 years, rising from the grassroots of country journalism in Western Australia to a senior writer with the Sydney Morning Herald where he was a three-time finalist in the prestigious Walkley Awards.

His career has ranged from politics to crime, always focusing on the people behind the major news of the day.

He is the author of, among others, Rose: The unauthorised biography of Rose Hancock Porteous, The Lost Boy, The Killing of Caroline Byrne, Born or Bred (the story of killer Martin Bryant), the bestselling Sheila, the award-winning Maverick Mountaineer and Miss Muriel Matters. This is his twelfth book.

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