The Desert Queen
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A richly imagined biographical novel, The Desert Queen chronicles the extraordinary life of Lady Hester Stanhope, the eccentric and fearless British aristocrat who abandoned the drawing rooms of Regency England to forge her own legend across the Middle East in the early nineteenth century. Doris Leslie brings her signature blend of meticulous historical research and vivid storytelling to bear, painting a portrait of a woman who commanded the respect of tribal chieftains, rode unveiled through the Syrian desert, and ultimately crowned herself queen of the Bedouin. The narrative captures Stanhope's fierce independence and magnetic personality with a tone that is both romantic and unflinching, honoring the audacity of a woman who refused every convention her era imposed upon her sex. Leslie illustrates how Stanhope's journey was as much an inward odyssey as a geographical one, driven by a restless hunger for power, meaning, and freedom that polite society could never satisfy. This compelling work stands as a testament to one of history's most remarkable and overlooked female adventurers.
Author: Doris Leslie
Format: Hardback
Genre: Historical fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A richly imagined biographical novel, The Desert Queen chronicles the extraordinary life of Lady Hester Stanhope, the eccentric and fearless British aristocrat who abandoned the drawing rooms of Regency England to forge her own legend across the Middle East in the early nineteenth century. Doris Leslie brings her signature blend of meticulous historical research and vivid storytelling to bear, painting a portrait of a woman who commanded the respect of tribal chieftains, rode unveiled through the Syrian desert, and ultimately crowned herself queen of the Bedouin. The narrative captures Stanhope's fierce independence and magnetic personality with a tone that is both romantic and unflinching, honoring the audacity of a woman who refused every convention her era imposed upon her sex. Leslie illustrates how Stanhope's journey was as much an inward odyssey as a geographical one, driven by a restless hunger for power, meaning, and freedom that polite society could never satisfy. This compelling work stands as a testament to one of history's most remarkable and overlooked female adventurers.