About the Author

TERESA CROMPTON, a historian and the author of several books, has a PhD in History from Sheffield Hallam University. Having lived and worked in China, Lithuania, the Middle East and South East Asia, she is now based in Lincolnshire.

Reviews

An "elegant resurrection ... there is much to enjoy in this life of a 'queer, obstinate old woman'."
*The Daily Telegraph*

"Brings in much fresh material ... and gives a full and fascinating account of this spirited woman."
*The TLS*