Lucy Faithfull: mother to hundreds
Christine Hayes learns about the life of a woman who led
Lucy Faithfull: mother to hundreds by Judith Niechcial. ISBN 978-0-9532305. £12.
‘Take out your chewing-gum,’ demanded Lucy Faithfull, as she welcomed a group of ‘her children’ to take tea with her in the House of Lords shortly after she became a peer. The obedience was instant, and later, when the children had gone, Lucy retraced their steps to retrieve the gum, from where it had been hastily hidden!
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