Baronesses

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A mind-blowing true story of family ties, family lies and rivalries like no other...

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

379 kr

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THEY WERE BORN TO INHERIT EVERYTHING... INCLUDING THE TRUTH.To the outside world Rachel and her half-sister Claire had a privileged upbringing. The offspring of a complex, but free-spirited mother and two wealthy men, they spent their childhood in private schools and stately homes. Rachel's father, Count De Lengham, descended from a long and ancient line of aristocrats and boasted his own coat of arms. Most would never question what happened behind the doors of the grand houses they inhabited.But, in truth, life was abhorrently chaotic for the girls who endured extreme neglect and abuse. As she grew older, Rachel was called upon by her father to attend elite events. She was every inch the baroness to the glittering cast of people she encountered.In time, Rachel and Claire's relationship with their parents became increasingly strained, but when Count De Lengham grew ill and neared death, Rachel was by his side. In that moment, the Count made a mind-blowing confession. Rachel was directed to a 'box of secrets' - the contents of which would change the course of her family's lives forever...This is the shocking story of how two sisters navigated the most absurd of upbringings and an emotional exploration of family-ties, identity, and the concept of truth.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2026-09-03
Mått156 x 240 x 22 mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor320
FörlagLittle, Brown Book Group
ISBN9781408722169

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RACHEL WATKYNA natural entrepreneur, Rachel Watkyn is Managing Director of The Tiny Box Company which started in her bedroom in 2007, as a solution to the lack of sustainable and ethically sourced packaging available to small businesses. Tiny Box is now the UK's largest online gift packaging e-commerce company.The resilience Rachel developed during a traumatic childhood prepared her for business and helped her overcome difficulties including multiple bouts of cancer, fire, flooding, an IT hack, and Covid-19. Winning investment from two Dragons on the BBC's Dragon's Den, Rachel has since gone on to become the show's most successful female entrepreneur to date and regularly comments on women's entrepreneurship, women's leadership, green business practices and sustainability.She has appeared on BBC Radio AND HAS been featured in The Daily Mail and The Times, as well as multiple business and trade magazines. She is the winner of the 2020 NatWest Everywoman Award and the 2020 Rural Business Award.Most recently, Rachel was awarded an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2024 Honours list for her outstanding contributions to Sustainability, Ethical Business Growth, and Exports.CLAIRE HORNBYAlso a natural entrepreneur, Claire Hornby is a partner in a pioneering 'Pick Your Own' flowerbusiness in Norfolk. Initially a vision that Claire had for making people happy by surroundingthemselves with beautiful nature, this now thriving social enterprise is undergoing furtherexpansion. She runs the business with her daughters and has been featured in several localnewspapers as well as national radio stations.Claire has largely overcome her childhood trauma (but feels this is still a work in progress)and has gone on to have four children of her own. Sheis now a proud grandparent of five!Despite leaving school with no qualifications, Claire raised her young family single-handedly, working as a gardener to feed them, all whilst getting a degree in history from the University of East Anglia.Claire is now a locally renowned expert in gardening, wilding, and growing organicvegetables and flowers. Her ambitions are to create a much larger social enterprise teachingflower growing, vegetable growing and general gardening skills, in a safe space for peoplewith mental health issues or trauma, where they can learn new techniques and work at onewith nature.