Shadow of a Lady

Against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars and the glitter of the court of Naples, this captivating novel unfolds the story of Helen Telfair, a young English woman in search of herself. Helen, intelligent, witty, rebellious, had sworn never to marry. But when she found herself with child after a brutal encounter with a stranger, she agreed to marry the wealthy and dissolute Lord Henry Merritt.

Helen, neglected by her husband, felt very much alone-until she met Emma, the celebrated Lady Hamilton. No two women were less alike. Emma was uneducated, sensual, and by sheer will and unsurpassed beauty had catapulted herself into a brilliant marriage and into a scandalous affair with the famous Lord Nelson. But fate joined these two unforgettable women in a drama of intrigue and war and Helen's destiny was newly shaped by a great and exotic moment in history.

• Author
• Jane Aiken Hodge

• Format
• paperback

• Pages
• 288

• Publisher
• Hodder & Stoughton Publishers

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780340199206

• Genres
• romance, regency, historical, gothic, suspense

• Release date
• 1976