{"product_id":"the-countess-trade-paperback","title":"The Countess (Trade Paperback)","description":"\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePRE-ORDER NOW! The estimated release date is 3 September 2026. Please note your complete order will only ship once the Pre-Order item becomes available.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'A triumph' \u003c\/span\u003e-- David Kynaston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Lively and informative\u003c\/span\u003e' -- Miranda Seymour\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe resurrection of a remarkable woman erased from history\u003c\/span\u003e' -- Katy Hessel\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eExtraordinary\u003c\/span\u003e' -- Peter Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe spellbinding true story of Emily Cowper, Regency socialite turned Victorian powerbroker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmily, Countess Cowper was stubborn, beautiful and intensely ambitious. She took Regency society by storm, captivating famous statesmen and the young Queen Victoria.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn the Hon. Emily Lamb, she was brought up at the centre of glamorous Regency high society with its duels and dissipation. Her godmother was the infamous Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, and Lord Byron an acolyte and admirer. When her marriage to Earl Cowper soured, she took a string of lovers, eventually taming a rake: the promising, promiscuous Lord Palmerston.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmily's life resembled real life \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBridgerton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - she even inspired the character Cressida Cowper. But her petticoats and parties belied a steely determination. Yearning for power beyond the ballroom, she used her political genius to engineer the premierships of her brother, Lord Melbourne, and her lover, Lord Palmerston. Once in Downing Street, she acted as chief counsel, speechwriter, press officer and tireless schemer for the Whig cause - from women's rights to the eradication of slavery. By proxy she became one of the most powerful people in England and changed the course of history. But her story has never been told - until now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten with novelistic richness and extraordinary detail drawn from thousands of intimate letters and journals. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Countess\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e unveils the life of this exceptional woman and offers a new insight into the time in which she lived.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Jehanne Wake, Katie Wake","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47399381106866,"sku":"9781804183724","price":432.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/files\/9781804183724.jpg?v=1778077394","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/the-countess-trade-paperback","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}