{"product_id":"sheila-by-robert-wainwright-9781761472527","title":"Sheila","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Her beauty and her boldness shine through this fascinating tale.' - \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eCanberra Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eArriving in London as a young married woman, she had the world 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 II's father), was especially close to her. She subsequently became Lady Milbanke and ended her days as Princess Dimitri of Russia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSheila had torrid love affairs with Rudolph Valentino and Prince Obolensky of Russia, and among her friends were Evelyn Waugh, Lord Beaverbrook, and Wallis Simpson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn extraordinary woman unknown to most Australians, \u003ci\u003eSheila\u003c\/i\u003e is a spellbinding story of a unique time and a place and an utterly fascinating life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Wainwright has revived a legend.' - \u003ci\u003eThe Lady\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'. . . her beauty and her boldness shine through this fascinating tale.' - \u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46845755982060,"sku":"9781761472527","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/4026423482815.jpg?v=1758893200","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/sheila-by-robert-wainwright-9781761472527","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}