LADY CAROLINE LAMB: A FREE SPIRIT (WEIDENFELD) (PB)

Caroline Lamb had a rebellious nature. From childhood she grew increasingly troublesome, experimenting with sedatives like laudanum. She spoke French and German fluently. Her courtly skills and connections resulted in her marriage to the Hon. William Lamb at the age on nineteen. In 1812 Caroline embarked on a well-publicised affair with the poet Lord Byron - he was 24, she 26. When he broke things off, Caroline made increasingly public attempts to reunite. Her obsession came to define much of her later life. Antonia Fraser's vividly compelling biography animates the life of 'a free spirit.’