{"product_id":"nell-the-duchess-of-manchester-robert-wainwright-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\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Wainwright\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1761068989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781761068980\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Allen \u0026amp; Unwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Robert Wainwright","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46962195890431,"sku":"9781761068980","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fa94b9b6-53c2-4886-8069-c2c1ac0b5d5a.jpg?v=1750649617","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nell-the-duchess-of-manchester-robert-wainwright-9781761068980","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}