{"product_id":"nell-the-duchess-of-manchester-9781761068980","title":"Nell, the Duchess of Manchester","description":"The forgotten, unique and fascinating story of Australia's first and only duchess, from the bestselling author of Sheila and Enid. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When an unassuming young Melbourne woman bumped into a handsome naval lieutenant in a Colombo hotel swimming pool in 1926 she would never have dreamed of one day being the wife of an English duke with three castles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Demure but feisty Nell Stead and Alexander 'Mandy' Drogo Montagu, son of the ninth Duke of Manchester, fell in love that day and were married within months in a union that surprised English society. Together, the unlikely couple set out to rescue the family's fortunes that had been crippled by taxes and financial mismanagement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a world of contrasts, they battle the excesses and eccentricities of dubious relatives under the threat of war to revive a dying estate, including a castle in which Catherine of Aragon spent her final days. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Allen \u0026amp; Unwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781761068980","brand":"Robert Wainwright","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51990986064053,"sku":"9781761068980","price":22.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_63100836-1776-4eb9-b2b0-f50ee699fbe0.jpg?v=1762838615","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/nell-the-duchess-of-manchester-9781761068980","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}