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'Philip Eade... is a natural writer: percipient, sympathetic, amusing... and those who have never heard of Sylvia Brooke are in for a treat' Michael Holroyd --Michael Holroyd

'An enthralling study of an extraordinary woman. Philip Eade's book reads like a thriller... it is wonderfully written' Joanna Lumley --Joanna Lumley

"Juicily entertaining... An exceptional life, one to which Eade does rich justice." Miranda Seymour. Mail on Sunday --Mail on Sunday

Philip Eade was born in Shropshire and read History at Bristol University. He was briefly a criminal barrister before turning to journalism. For several years he was on the staff of the Daily Telegraph as a writer and editor on its obituaries page. He lives in Lodnon and the Welsh Marches. This is his first book.