Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor
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The glamorous page-turning story of the incredible life of Nancy Astor, Britain's first female MP.

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Adrian Fort was educated at Eton and Oxford where he was subsequently a Clarendon Fellow. He practised as a barrister and became involved with politics before pursuing a financial career. He has published many articles on financial and economic matters and has broadcast frequently on the radio. His previous books include Prof- The Life of Frederick Lindemann and Archibald Wavell- The Life and Times of an Imperial Servant.

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Fort casts fresh light on a remarkable woman, whose toughness and independence of opinion allowed this outsider to chart a new course for women.
*Good Book Guide*

Fort’s well researched biography is excellent.
*Scotsman*

Elegantly written and well-research biography… The fascinating life of Nancy Astor is evoked brilliantly in Fort’s energetic narrative.
*The Lady*

Adrian Fort does justice to her energetic, forceful and outspoken personality.
*Daily Express*

This is a very lively read about a very lively personality (5 stars).
*thebookbag.co.uk*

Fort casts fresh light on a remarkable woman, whose toughness and independence of opinion allowed this outsider to chart a new course for women. * Good Book Guide *
Fort's well researched biography is excellent. -- Janet Christie * Scotsman *
Elegantly written and well-research biography... The fascinating life of Nancy Astor is evoked brilliantly in Fort's energetic narrative. * The Lady *
Adrian Fort does justice to her energetic, forceful and outspoken personality. -- Christopher Silvester * Daily Express *
This is a very lively read about a very lively personality (5 stars). * thebookbag.co.uk *

Fort's (Archibald Wavell: The Life and Times of an Imperial Servant) absorbing biography is the first full-length treatment of Nancy Astor (1879-1964) in almost 30 years, tracing her life from impoverished childhood as Nancy Keen, the daughter of a ne'er-do-well in the American South, to her marriage into one of the richest families on earth. Astor's early life and first unhappy marriage, sympathetically covered by Fort, helps explain her subsequent determination to break into English society. With great beauty and a gregarious personality, she used the power and position she attained through her marriage to Waldorf Astor to become the first woman elected to the House of Commons, opening the door for other women to become active in politics. For 25 eventful years, intimidation from her detractors never kept her down. Curiously, Fort presents the Astors' relationship with Adolf Hitler as innocuous, explaining it away as merely the couple's effort to inform German leaders about their Christian Science faith. The pair's association with isolationist Charles Lindbergh also tarnished their image and further put their loyalty into question. VERDICT Although Fort does not sufficiently focus on Lady Astor's bigotry or her sympathies for appeasement, this lively, accessible read will introduce a dynamic woman to new general readers and biography buffs.-Lisa Guidarini, Algonquin P.L., IL (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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