Shadow of a Lady by Jane Aiken Hodge (Hardback 1974) Jacketed first edition

Shadow of a Lady\n\nJane Aiken Hodge\n\nHodder & Stoughton\n\n'As a child, Helen Telfair catches sight of a beautiful young girl dancing. Though she never thinks to see her again, she is wrong. For that young girl becomes Lady Emma Hamilton, wife to a diplomat, and, finally, Nelson's mistress. And their paths are to cross strangely in the years that follow. The menace of the Napoleonic Wars is hanging over the glittering Italian court when the two women meet again in Naples - Helen forced ito a loveless marriage, her life in danger; Emma herself about to begin her ill-fated affair with Horatio Nelson...' \n\n \n\nPlease note: All our listings are made by volunteers who endeavour to be as accurate as possible, often in areas in which they are not familiar. Please feel free to contact us if you have any queries. \n\n \n\nOffering direct support to the socially excluded \n\nAt its foundation Julian House was set up to offer direct support to some of the most.