Book Group - "The Biography of Jane Digby, A Scandalous Life" by Mary S. Lovell

An ‘enthralling’  tale of a nineteenth-century beauty whose heart – and hormones – ruled her head.’  (Harpers and Queen)

A celebrated aristocratic beauty, Jane Digby married Lord Ellenborough at seventeen. Their divorce a few years later was one of England s most scandalous at that time. In her quest for passionate fulfilment she had lovers which included an Austrian prince, King Ludvig I of Bavaria, and a Greek count whose infidelities drove her to the Orient. In Syria, she found the love of her life, a Bedouin nobleman, Sheikh Medjuel el Mezrab, who was twenty years her junior.

Bestselling biographer Mary Lovell has produced from Jane Digby's diaries not only a sympathetic and dramatic portrait of a rare woman, but a fascinating glimpse into the centuries-old Bedouin tradition that is now almost lost.

For any queries, contact event organizers Roopa Girard and Marika Carle at bookgroup@kcwc.org.uk