scottjeffe 's review for:

Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey by Fiona Carnarvon

4.0

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Excellent. The current countess has a knack for producing an eminently enjoyable read. This book tells the story of Almina, the illegitimate daughter to Alfred de Rothschild who married the 5th earl -- the discoverer of king Tut's tomb. This is the quintessential Edwardian story complete with stories of royalty, the First World War, and this woman's need to transform herself from society hostess to head nurse in wartime.