Title Enid the scandalous life of a glamorous Australian woman who dazzled the world / Robert Wainwright

Published Crows Nest, New South Wales : Allen & Unwin, 2020

Click on the following:
ProQuest Ebook Central

Copies

Description 1 online resource Summary Enid Lindeman stood almost six feet tall, with silver hair and flashing turquoise eyes. The girl from Strathfield in Sydney stopped traffic in Manhattan, silenced gamblers in Monte Carlo and dared walk a pet cheetah on a diamond collar through Hyde Park in London. In early twentieth-century society, when women were expected to be demure and obedient, the granddaughter of Hunter Valley wine pioneer Henry Lindeman waltzed through life to the beat of her own drum. She drove an ambulance in World War I and hid escaped Allied airmen behind enemy lines in World War II, played bridge with Somerset Maugham and entertained Hollywood royalty in the world's most expensive private home on the Riviera, allegedly paid for by her winnings in a game of cards. Enid captivated men with her beauty, outlived four husbands-two shipping magnates, a war hero and a larger-than-life Irish earl-spent two great fortunes and earned the nickname 'Lady Killmore'. From Sydney to New York, London to Paris and Cairo to Kenya, Robert Wainwright tells the fascinating story of a life lived large on the world stage Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Subject Lindeman, Enid Maude, 1892-1973 Lindeman, Enid Maude, 1892-1973 -- Relations with men Women -- Australia -- Conduct of life -- Biography Women -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Biography Widows -- Biography Socialites -- Australia Scandals -- 20th century Relations with men Scandals Socialites Widows Women -- Conduct of life Women -- Social conditions Australia Genre/Form Biographies Biographies. Biographies. Form Electronic book ISBN 9781760874537 1760874531

  Permalink