Wild Mary by Patrick Marnham

Wild Mary

A Life of Mary Wesley

by Patrick Marnham

Chatto & Windus, , Random House, 2006 [First Edition], ISBN 9780701179910, black and white photographic plates, hardcover, dust-jacket

Near Fine Condition, minor edge and shelf wear, no inscriptions, dust-jacket shows minor edge and shelf wear with minor rubbing to edges, (see photographs)

"Mary Wesley published her first novel in 1983 when she was seventy years old - and went on to write nine dazzling bestsellers, including Camomile Lawn, which was made into a TV series.
Wild Mary is a remarkable book about a woman who was courageous, sensual, talented and ruthless.  Readers will enjoy her story not only for its witty anecdotes and devastating one-liners, but also for the intimate portrait it builds of a multi-layered personality in which much was hidden.  Mary Wesley talked freely to the author - yet took some of her secrets to the grave, leaving behind a number of fascinating clues."