{"product_id":"an-unlikely-countess-louise-carpenter-9780007108817","title":"An Unlikely Countess: Lily Budge and the 13th Earl of Galloway","description":"\u003cp\u003eA vivid and moving portrait of the inimitable Lily Budge, who overcame poverty and class to become the 13th Countess of Galloway, and one of Scotland's most colourful eccentrics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRandolph Stewart was lobotomized as a teenager after a crude diagnosis of schizophrenia. When the operation went wrong, he was hidden away by his aristocratic parents in a mental institution and then taken in by a sect of monks. By the time Lily Budge met him in 1975, he appeared a shy and lonely tramp. In reality he was the future Earl of Galloway, heir to a fortune and a title considered to be linchpin of the Scottish establishment. Lily, an extroverted character from a working-class family, would join him in a powerful bond of love that challenged conventions, made national headlines, and led to enormous heartache.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA vibrant portrait of 20th-century Scotland, 'An Unlikely Countess' is also a profile of two unforgettable characters, and the doomed love that they shared.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Louise Carpenter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0007108818\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780007108817\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/03\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Louise Carpenter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46420205797631,"sku":"9780007108817","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3787c7f9-e2b9-4844-a351-ce62e8654173.jpg?v=1734633946","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/an-unlikely-countess-louise-carpenter-9780007108817","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}