{"product_id":"9780750993258-the-grit-in-the-pearl-the-scandalous-life-of-margaret-duchess-of-argyll-the-shocking-true-story-behind-a-very-british-scandal-starring-claire-foy-and-paul-bettany","title":"Spence Lyndsy - The Grit In The Pearl The Scandalous Life Of Margaret Duchess Of Argyll (The Shocking True Story Behind A Very British Scandal Starring Claire Foy And Paul Bettany) - Paperback","description":"Binding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\nDescription: The shocking true story behind A Very British Scandal starring Claire Foy and Paul Bettany Margaret Duchess of Argyll's life was one of complexity and controversy. Born Ethel Margaret Whigham the only child of a Scottish self - made millionaire and a beautiful high - society woman her childhood was rich and splendid but empty. She was a daddy's girl with an absent father living with a jealous mother who sought to remind Margaret of her every shortcoming. As she grew up her name was a byword for class and beauty; she was the debutante of her coming - out year and her marriage to Charles Sweeny literally stopped traffic. But it was not to last: Margaret needed more. What followed was a story of tragedy scandal and heartbreak as Margaret swung from lover to lover society to society. This culminated in her notorious divorce case of 1963, where her soon - to - be - ex - husband produced his pie`ce de r sistance: a Polaroid of her in a compromising position with two other men. In The Grit in the Pearl Lyndsy Spence takes a look at a woman who was ahead of her time. Using previously unpublished sources and personal transcripts this is the story of a fragile woman who was to come up against the very highest echelons of English high society and lose.\u003cbr\u003e\nTitle: The Grit In The Pearl The Scandalous Life Of Margaret Duchess Of Argyll (The Shocking True Story Behind A Very British Scandal Starring Claire Foy And Paul Bettany)\u003cbr\u003e\nAuthor(s): Spence Lyndsy\u003cbr\u003e\nPublisher: The History Press Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\nBarcode: 9780750993258\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 20 Illustrations, Black And White\u003cbr\u003e\nPublication Date: 6\/1\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\nCategory: Postwar 20th Century History, From C 1945 To C 2000","brand":"Spence Lyndsy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51732020035889,"sku":"IN-G-9780750993258","price":18.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookdelivered.com\/products\/9780750993258-the-grit-in-the-pearl-the-scandalous-life-of-margaret-duchess-of-argyll-the-shocking-true-story-behind-a-very-british-scandal-starring-claire-foy-and-paul-bettany","provider":"Book Delivered","version":"1.0","type":"link"}