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7396895Nell, the Duchess of Manchesterhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/nell--the-duchess-of-manchester-9781761505973/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/6987816/image.jpg?v=638778806458630000282332MXNAllen & UnwinInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>The forgotten, unique and fascinating story of Australias first and only duchess, from the bestselling author of <em>Sheila</em> and <em>Enid</em>.</strong></p><p>When an unassuming young Melbourne woman bumped into a handsome naval lieutenant in a Colombo hotel swimming pool in 1926 she would never have dreamed of one day being the wife of an English duke with three castles.</p><p>Demure but feisty Nell Stead and Alexander Mandy Drogo Montagu, son of the ninth Duke of Manchester, fell in love that day and were married within months in a union that surprised English society. Together, the unlikely couple set out to rescue the familys fortunes that had been crippled by taxes and financial mismanagement.</p><p>In a world of contrasts, they battle the excesses and eccentricities of dubious relatives under the threat of war to revive a dying estate, including a castle in which Catherine of Aragon spent her final days.</p><p>Nells story is page-turning. The only Australian woman to ever join the British aristocracy as a duchess, her life is a wild ride through England, America and Kenya as the House of Montagu crumbles through four generations.</p>...7028938Nell, the Duchess of Manchester282332https://www.gandhi.com.mx/nell--the-duchess-of-manchester-9781761505973/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/6987816/image.jpg?v=638778806458630000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20259781761505973_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_<p><strong>The forgotten, unique and fascinating story of Australias first and only duchess, from the bestselling author of <em>Sheila</em> and <em>Enid</em>.</strong></p><p>When an unassuming young Melbourne woman bumped into a handsome naval lieutenant in a Colombo hotel swimming pool in 1926 she would never have dreamed of one day being the wife of an English duke with three castles.</p><p>Demure but feisty Nell Stead and Alexander Mandy Drogo Montagu, son of the ninth Duke of Manchester, fell in love that day and were married within months in a union that surprised English society. Together, the unlikely couple set out to rescue the familys fortunes that had been crippled by taxes and financial mismanagement.</p><p>In a world of contrasts, they battle the excesses and eccentricities of dubious relatives under the threat of war to revive a dying estate, including a castle in which Catherine of Aragon spent her final days.</p><p>Nells story is page-turning. The only Australian woman to ever join the British aristocracy as a duchess, her life is a wild ride through England, America and Kenya as the House of Montagu crumbles through four generations.</p>...9781761505973_Allen & Unwinlibro_electonico_9781761505973_9781761505973Robert WainwrightInglésMéxico2025-04-01T00:00:00+00:00https://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/allenandunwin-epub-23a5e1c8-b7cf-48cb-a7af-c4be8b095bf9.epub2025-04-01T00:00:00+00:00Allen & Unwin