I spent the day saturday finishing Georgiana: the duchess of devonshire. I am so glad I finally got around to reading this, for many reasons. First, I never thought non-fiction would interest me, but after reading this, it made me realize that non-fiction is not only completely fascinating because it's about real people, real life and history, but its almost better than the majority of fiction novels I've read so far in my life.
Second, Georgiana, the Duchess of Devonshire, was an abosolutely fascinating woman, who was ahead of her time, exemplified extraordinary leadership skills, and really was a contradiction. She was a political leader and paved the road for so many campaigns, yet during the 18th century, women could not vote. She was considered charming and a fascination to society, and had numerous pursuers, yet she was unable to fully gain the love and attention from her husband. It seemed like her life was full of happiness and had the perfect life, yet behind closed doors, she was depressed, constantly trying to please others and gain love. Finally, she was married into one of the richest families, yet she was constantly struggling with enormous amounts of debt.
I was intrigued to read about how, two - three hundred years ago, people dealt with similar problems that we face today: gambling, addiction, depression, image-related issues, fidelity, love, etc.
I can't wait to read more non-fiction. I tried to capture the picture of the book with the sunlight shining on it, but I couldn't get it just right. This is the best one I could get.
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