Trust: The Anatomy Of A Marriage
Troubador Publishing
ISBN13:
9781803132969
$17.45
Dorothy Osborne, the daughter of a staunch Royalist, met William Temple, whose father favoured Oliver Cromwell, towards the end of the English Civil War. Despite strong opposition from both families, the couple embarked on a seven-year courtship, mostly through letters many now found in the British Library. When they eventually married, William went on to achieve a place in history as a diplomat and gifted essayist. But along with worldly success there was private tragedy. Told from two female perspectives, `Trust explores the complicated relationships within the Temple household. Despite being a diplomat of integrity and honour, Temple was a man of his times. There were rumours that he was the father of Esther Johnson, his housekeepers daughter (and Jonathan Swifts `Stella). The marriage of Dorothy Osborne and William Temple has gone down through history as a celebrated love story. Rita Dallass research suggests there may have been darker aspects. In a blend of fact and fiction, `Trust poses the question: What if?
- | Author: Rita Dallas
- | Publisher: Troubador Publishing
- | Publication Date: Nov 28, 2022
- | Number of Pages: 320 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1803132965
- | ISBN-13: 9781803132969
- Author:
- Rita Dallas
- Publisher:
- Troubador Publishing
- Publication Date:
- Nov 28, 2022
- Number of pages:
- 320 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback
- ISBN-10:
- 1803132965
- ISBN-13:
- 9781803132969