ARGONAUT BOOKS

'A hectic tale, packed with sex and dark drama...not so much an extension but an explosion and an echo of today's celebrity culture'West End Extra, Gerald Isaaman'Desperate Romantics is a gripping read and far more than a historical biography. It's like reading a modern-day soap opera. Franny Moyle writes as if she'd been transported from 1848 to the present day to report on their fascinating lives'Now, Clare Nasir'Riveting . . . Moyle captures vividly the texture and colour of this vital world'Independent on Sunday'The jauntiness of her approach is a refreshing antidote to the incestuous, dre...Read More