Sub-title: A Novel of Ada Lovelace
Picked this hardback, large print up on trip back from Alaska. It was a good read by the author of another title I read of hers, about Mrs Lincoln's Dressmaker.
It's the story of the only legitimate daughter of Lord Byron, the great romantic poet of early 1800s. The story is told in first person by Ada, sharing her life from her birth through her attendance at the Great Exposition just shortly before her death. It's an example of one of the century's scandalous families, who were always in the press, much like current talented, yet flawed celebrities of today.
I despised Ada's mother's manipulation and poisoning of Ada's mind and manner and the sad destruction of so many lives. A tidy bit of history worth reading.
Published: 2017 Read: September 2019 Genre: Historical fiction
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