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The Bolter: Edwardian Heartbreak and High Society Scandal in Kenya
by Frances Osborne
This is a great book about a very, very fascinating woman. The book tells the true story of a woman, Idina Sackville, who, during the 1920s and 30s was married and divorced a total of five times, building new homes on farmland in Kenya three of those five times. It is written by Idina's great granddaughter, so the personal connection to the subject makes the story very real.
The Bolter is an interesting look at life in high society in the early part of the century and the affects of the freedom many women felt as they had, for the first time, the option of divorce. I learned a lot about the early days of divorce and the hardship of having your whole adult life bookended by two world wars. Idina Sackville was a woman who craved adventure and excitement, but all the time was looking for someone to love her. Her greatest fear was growing old alone, and through all her marriages and divorces, it was a man who wasn't married who stayed with her through her illness and death. Idina's life makes a great read, and now I only wish I could have met this truly unique woman.
The Bolter is an interesting look at life in high society in the early part of the century and the affects of the freedom many women felt as they had, for the first time, the option of divorce. I learned a lot about the early days of divorce and the hardship of having your whole adult life bookended by two world wars. Idina Sackville was a woman who craved adventure and excitement, but all the time was looking for someone to love her. Her greatest fear was growing old alone, and through all her marriages and divorces, it was a man who wasn't married who stayed with her through her illness and death. Idina's life makes a great read, and now I only wish I could have met this truly unique woman.