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Alice Keppel, the mistress of Edward VII and great-grandmother of Camilla Parker-Bowles, was the acceptable face of Edwardian adultery. But for her daughter Violet, passionately in love with Vita Sackville-West, romance proved tragic and destructive. Mrs Keppel used all the force at her command to repress the relationship. This fascinating and intense mother-daughter relationship highlights Edwardian and contemporary duplicity and double standards. It goes to the heart of questions about the monarchy, family values and sexual freedoms.
Author: Diana Souhami
Paperback, 384 Pages, Orig. Publ. 1996, This Ed. Publ. 2013