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Abel Smith is a wonderful storyteller, her descriptions of late-eighteenth-century Virginia, Rome and London are almost novel-like in colour and detail. Meticulously researched and elegantly told, it's an excellent biography of a woman forbidden, but - thanks to Abel Smith - not forgotten -- Francesca Carington * TATLER * A fascinating and poignant story, beautifully told, of the tumultuous life of Lady Augusta Murray played out against the epic backdrop of Europe and America in the age of revolution. A wonderful read -- Anna Keay, author of THE LAST ROYAL REBEL This is a terrific story - well told -- John Martin Robinson, author of BUCKINGHAM PALACE: THE OFFICIAL ILLUSTRATED HISTORY

Abel Smith is a wonderful storyteller, her descriptions of late-eighteenth-century Virginia, Rome and London are almost novel-like in colour and detail. Meticulously researched and elegantly told, it’s an excellent biography of a woman forbidden, but – thanks to Abel Smith – not forgotten -- Francesca Carington * TATLER * A fascinating and poignant story, beautifully told, of the tumultuous life of Lady Augusta Murray played out against the epic backdrop of Europe and America in the age of revolution. A wonderful read -- Anna Keay, author of THE LAST ROYAL REBEL This is a terrific story - well told -- John Martin Robinson, author of BUCKINGHAM PALACE: THE OFFICIAL ILLUSTRATED HISTORY

This is a terrific story - well told -- Dr John Martin Robinson, author of BUCKINGHAM PALACE: THE OFFICIAL ILLUSTRATED HISTORY

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JULIA ABEL SMITH is a graduate of Cambridge University with a degree in History of Art, which she has used in a long career with The Landmark Trust and more recently with Art UK. It was while writing a history album for The Pineapple Folly that Julia happened across Lady Augusta Murray's story and decided to research her biography. She has written for Country Life and House & Garden magazines, and is the author of Augusta's entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. She lives in Essex.

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