Burn this letter : love and trouble in a marriage of four / Susan Pedersen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pedersen, Susan, 1959- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Balfour, Betty, Lady, 1867-1942--Friends and associates.

Balfour, Betty.

Balfour, Betty, Lady, 1867-1942--Correspondence.

Balfour, Frances, Lady, 1858-1931--Friends and associates.

Balfour, Frances.

Balfour, Frances, Lady, 1858-1931--Correspondence.

Women--Suffrage--Great Britain--History.

Women.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xix, 328 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : John Murray, 2026.

Summary:

"Alike in so many ways - political, passionate, argumentative and deeply intelligent. It's no surprise that once Frances and Betty became sisters-in-law, they became close friends. There was just one problem. Frances was in love with Betty's husband. Their unconventional solution they found was an 'experiment in living', a ménage à quatre. Setting up homes on the same street, they shared everything: money, meals, governesses, and husbands. When Susan Pedersen discovered their amazing cache of letters, she was spellbound. Her book follows their extraordinary friendship as both women seized every freedom afforded to them by the changing times, leaving their drawing rooms for the streets and the soapbox, joining the fight for the women's vote. This is the untold story of two women, radicals, rivals, sisters, who carved a path together through an elite male world, sharing their ideals, their heartbreaks, and most of all, their secrets"--Publisher's description.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781399806220

139980622X

OCLC:

1563990823

Publisher Number:

90104662119