The Dragon Lady: : Louisa Treger: Bloomsbury Caravel

The Dragon Lady

Description

In a period of civil unrest before the War of Liberation, a wealthy and influential couple leave Britain to make a new life in 1950s Rhodesia.

From the glamorous Italian Riviera in the roaring twenties to the Art Deco glory of Eltham Palace in the thirties, from the secluded Scottish Highlands to sultry, segregated Rhodesia in the fifties, The Dragon Lady tells the story of the extraordinary life of Lady Virginia Courtauld, so-called for the exotic tattoo snaking up her leg.

Ostracized by society for being a foreign divorcée at the time of Edward VIII and Mrs Simpson, Ginie and her second husband Stephen Courtauld leave the confines of post-war Britain to forge a new life in Rhodesia, only to find that being progressive liberals during segregation proves mortally dangerous.

Subtly blending fact and fiction, deeply evocative of time and place in an era of great social change and threaded throughout with intrigue, the novel keeps the reader guessing from the outset who shot the Dragon Lady and why.

Product details

Published	May 12 2020
Format	Paperback
Edition	1st
Extent	320
ISBN	9781448217403
Imprint	Bloomsbury Caravel
Dimensions	8 x 5 inches
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing

Author

Louisa Treger

Louisa Treger is the author of three novels, The L…

A fascinating fictionalised account of the life of Lady Virginia Courtauld... a spirited account of a flamboyant life.

Antonia Senior, The Times
Louisa Treger's brilliant second novel is a daring blend of romance, crime and history, and an intelligent exposé of the inherent injustice and consequences of all forms of oppression.

Tsitsi Dangarembga, author of Nervous Conditions
Treger has captured the last days of colonial Rhodesia perfectly. It is not just Lady Courtauld's story, but also the people fighting for the country's future. And while the book may only focus on a small piece of Zimbabwe's long complicated history, it does so with emotion and fire.

Sally Partridge, author of Mine
An absolutely gripping historical novel.

Niso Smith
If you like your books to immerse you in a different time and place, you'll love this.

Beth Miller, author of The Good Neighbour
A remarkable story about the bravery and compassion of a little-known couple at a pivotal time in the history of Zimbabwe. Treger switches elegantly between narrators, time and place, and wears her meticulous research lightly in this fascinating novel.

Annabel Abbs, author of Frieda: A Novel of the Real Lady Chatterley