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Patsy: The Story of Mary Cornwallis West
Tim Coates
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Description for Patsy: The Story of Mary Cornwallis West
Paperback. An account of a scandal and cover up which threatened to unseat the British Government during the First World War. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 244.
This is the story of Mary Cornwallis-West, who was called Patsy by her family and close friends. Beautiful, exciting, high class and Irish born, she married when she was sixteen and had a long affair with Queen Victoria's son, Edward, the Prince of Wales. Thirty years later, in 1915, a young shell-shocked soldier, Patrick Barrett, was transferred home to North Wales to convalesce, where he was to begin a passionate affair with Patsy. She used her influence to help Patrick find promotion within the army, but, as the casualties of war mounted up, the lurid detail of their relationship was ... Read more
This is the story of Mary Cornwallis-West, who was called Patsy by her family and close friends. Beautiful, exciting, high class and Irish born, she married when she was sixteen and had a long affair with Queen Victoria's son, Edward, the Prince of Wales. Thirty years later, in 1915, a young shell-shocked soldier, Patrick Barrett, was transferred home to North Wales to convalesce, where he was to begin a passionate affair with Patsy. She used her influence to help Patrick find promotion within the army, but, as the casualties of war mounted up, the lurid detail of their relationship was ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747568728
SKU
KNW0007984
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Tim Coates
A former bookseller, Tim Coates is the editor and publisher of a series of historic papers from the archives of the British and American governments. This is his first book for Bloomsbury.
Reviews for Patsy: The Story of Mary Cornwallis West
'Just abandon oneself to the lively and involving narrative' Sunday Times 'Fascinating ... When Patsy's brave Irish voice is heard, with its singular sound and morality, this book comes fully alive' Daily Telegraph 'Coates traverses the lines between warfare and class welfare, moral and financial bankruptcy and love and desire, offering a book that more than delivers' Good ... Read more