Daisy : the life and loves of the Countess of Warwick
"Frances Evelyn 'Daisy' Maynard was an heiress and a renowned beauty when she married Lord Brooke, heir to the Earl of Warwick, in 1880, at the tender age of eighteen. It was the society wedding of the year, but Daisy soon embarked on a passionate affair with the notorious roué Charles Beresford. Through her lover she became close to his friend, Edward Prince of Wales, with whom she carried on a very public liaison for the next eight years, A great hostess of lavish parties, Daisy astonished her aristocratic friends by suddenly converting to socialism at the height of her wealth and fame. She later stood for the Labour Party at the General Election of 1924"--Page 4 of cover
Print Book, English, 2009
Piatkus Books, London [England], 2009