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The Surprising Life of Constance Spry: From Social Reformer to Society Florist
The Surprising Life of Constance Spry From Social Reformer to Society Florist Author:Sue Shephard "Fascinating ...to be eagerly devoured". (Clarissa Dickson-Wright). Most people today, if they have heard of her, associate Constance Spry with the cookery book bearing her name. But Connie was much, much more than the author of a bestselling cookery book. She was deeply unconventional, extremely charming and very determined; Spry's life took he... more »r from the back streets of Victorian Derby to running a hugely successful business as the florist of choice for the highest of high society, organizing the flowers for royal weddings and indeed for the Queen's coronation. She endured a violent first marriage, had a lesbian affair with a cross-dressing artist and was a pioneer for working women at a time when few women had careers. Sue Shephard tells her extraordinary story with insight, wit and flair. "Riveting". (Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall). "Makes you fall utterly in love with its subject". ("New York Times Magazine")."Reveals with the greatest skill and sympathy an extraordinary person - complicated, driven, sometimes secretive but gifted and artistic to an nth degree. What a story". (Elizabeth Buchan).« less