A review by marybethmoore2319
The Edwardian Lady: The Story of Edith Holden by Ina Taylor

2.0

Honestly, this was one of the worst written biographies I've ever read. I'm not sure whether there was just a lack of background information for the author to use or if the author just gave up towards the end. In either case, it was not great, though the beginning was better than the middle and end. I did enjoy the many photographs and drawings. It simply felt, though, like the author threw some words in around the illustrations. Literally, you would read a few paragraphs on one page (particularly toward the end), have 10 pages of photos or drawings, and then read another paragraph that was in no way connected to the previous paragraph. So, on one page you have something like, "Edith visited her sister in London and enjoyed the London scene." On the next page (10 pages removed, though), you'd have, "Edith got married at age 39 and there is not much information available about the 10 years of her marriage before her tragic death by drowning."

I suppose, to look on the bright side, I can say that once I made myself finish reading it, the time went by quickly!