Nell, the Duchess of Manchester

The forgotten, unique and fascinating story of Australia's first and only duchess, from the bestselling author of Sheila and Enid . When an unassuming young Melbourne woman bumped into a handsome naval lieutenant in a Colombo hotel swimming pool in 1926 she would never have dreamed of one day being the wife of an English duke with three castles. Demure but feisty Nell Stead and Alexander 'Mandy' Drogo Montagu, son of the ninth Duke of Manchester, fell in love that day and were married within mon