Edwina: Countess Mountbatten of Burma By Richard Hough

Edwina: Countess Mountbatten of Burma By Richard Hough

Hardcover

ISBN 0297782843

Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd 1983

Used – Near Fine. This book is in mint condition. The Dust Jacket has some very limited signs of wear and the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. The book is protected with a Cellophane cover. Rubber stamp on the first page. Old tape residue marks.

One of the most remarkable women of her time, and married to one of its outstanding men, Edwina Mountbatten was an undisputed leader of society and the 'Prince of Wales's set.' Edwina . the richest woman in the land, is also remembered for her beauty and her life-style, which reflected a generation searching for novelty and excitement. Inevitably, as a privilleged 'semi-royal' and socialist anti-monarchist who also enjoyed spending lavishly, she was the object of widespread scrutiny and controversy. Then, to the astonishment of many people, and especially of her critics, she underwent a sudden metamorphosis, identifying herself first with the suffering of the Jews in Hitler's Germany. With the onset of war, a new Edwina emerged as if intent on making up for those 'wasted years.' Now she became totally involved in the relief of suffering, caring for the casualties of bombing and disease, and the homeless everywhere, from London in 1940 to the Far East in 1945. Countless thousands of refugees, liberated prisoner and wounded soldiers attested to her courage and dedication, and as the much-decorated chief of numerous charities she was still working with total dedication until she drove herself to a premature death in 1960.