{"product_id":"sheila-robert-wainwright-9781761472527","title":"Sheila: The Australian Beauty Who Bewitched British Society","description":"\u003cb\u003eBorn on a NSW sheep station, Sheila wedded earls and barons, was feted by London and New York society, and when she died was a Russian princess.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Wainwright has revived a legend.' \u003ci\u003eThe Lady\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eSheila \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'. . . her beauty and her boldness shine through this fascinating tale.' \u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eSheila\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSheila wedded earls and barons, befriended literary figures and movie stars, bedded a future king, was feted by London and New York society for forty years and when she died was a Russian princess. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVivacious, confident and striking, Sheila Chisholm met her first husband, Francis Edward Scudamore St Clair-Erskine, a first lieutenant and son of the 5th Earl of Rosslyn, when she went to Egypt during the Great War to nurse her brother. Arriving in London as a young married woman, the world was at her feet - and she enjoyed it immensely. Edward, Prince of Wales, called her 'a divine woman' and his brother, Bertie, the future George VI of England (Queen Elizabeth's father), was especially close to her. She subsequently became Lady Milbanke and ended her days as Princess Dimitri of Russia. Sheila had torrid love affairs with Rudolph Valentino and Prince Obolensky of Russia and among her friends were Evelyn Waugh, Lord Beaverbrook and Wallis Simpson. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn extraordinary woman unknown to most Australians, Sheila is a spellbinding story of a unique time and a place and an utterly fascinating life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Wainwright\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1761472526\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781761472527\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 12\/09\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Robert Wainwright","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47203026796799,"sku":"9781761472527","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_85e01317-79cb-40b4-a13b-f8b8dfe20ac9.jpg?v=1756834102","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sheila-robert-wainwright-9781761472527","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}