Alongside his brilliant naval career, Lady Hamilton was Nelson s other great obsession, and this intimate portrait of their love affair illustrates how England s most celebrated admiral was captivated by this vivacious, strong-minded and passionate woman, who began life in poverty yet rose to marry an aristocrat and to consort with kings. But it is the complex relationship between Horatia and the woman she believed was only her godmother that forms the heart of this poignant, absorbing novel. Shifting between the idyll of ...
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Alongside his brilliant naval career, Lady Hamilton was Nelson s other great obsession, and this intimate portrait of their love affair illustrates how England s most celebrated admiral was captivated by this vivacious, strong-minded and passionate woman, who began life in poverty yet rose to marry an aristocrat and to consort with kings. But it is the complex relationship between Horatia and the woman she believed was only her godmother that forms the heart of this poignant, absorbing novel. Shifting between the idyll of Horatia s childhood before Nelson s death at Trafalgar and the gloom of Emma s Calais rooms nine years later, Nelson s Daughter offers a vivid and beguiling vision of Nelson s most personal legacy.
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Add this copy of Nelson's Daughter to cart. $5.49, very good condition, Sold by Yare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Great Yarmouth, NORFOLK, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2005 by Sceptre.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. First Edition. A hardback First Edition in Very Good or better condition, Near Fine, in a similar dustjacket. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (the pictures you see on Alibris are NOT our own).
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 500grams, ISBN: 0340827564.
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None. Fine in Near Fine jacket. An excellent, scarcely found signed, first edition of Miranda Hearn's novel. This scarcely found signed first edition of writer Miranda Hearn's historical novel 'Nelson's Daughter' explores the strained relationship of Nelson's secret daughter and her mother, as they each remember the heroic admiral from their dilapidated Calais farmhouse. The complex between mother and daughter is the spine of this poignant work, as together they relive different connections to a human and enigmatic figure. First edition, in unclipped dustwrapper. Author's signature to title page. A vivid and beguiling novel, Hearn's 'Nelson's Daughter' moves between idyll and gloom, always full of heart. In the publisher's original binding, with unclipped dustwrapper showing £16.99 price. Externally, in excellent condition with only some very minor bumping to the head of the spine. The dustwrapper is very smart with only minor shelf wear to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine.
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Add this copy of Nelsons Daughter~Miranda Hearn to cart. $10.75, very good condition, Sold by The Maryland Book Bank rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from baltimore, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2005 by Sceptre.
Add this copy of Nelson's Daughter to cart. $21.00, very good condition, Sold by Brian Bauld (B-Line Books) rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Amherst, NS, CANADA, published 2005 by Sceptre.
