tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post8233036195130024515..comments2024-03-21T00:15:41.466-04:00Comments on Elizabeth Kerri Mahon: Nancy AstorElizabeth Kerri Mahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07763642809052430107noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-23378990451816781122010-10-08T03:19:56.309-04:002010-10-08T03:19:56.309-04:00This is a great post - a very controversial lady y...This is a great post - a very controversial lady yet compelling to read about! The maids memoirs sound a great read too, and Ive recently heard an audio on her life by the Amazing People Club which you may enjoy, http://www.amazingpeopleclub.com/?q=bioview/meet-nancy-astor.html<br />Thanks for the post!Emily Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08863149088232853084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-69464588603755680412009-04-28T11:54:00.000-04:002009-04-28T11:54:00.000-04:00I haven't read her maid's memoirs yet but from the...I haven't read her maid's memoirs yet but from the description of the relationship in James Fox's book, I'm surprised that the woman didn't quit over the years. I find Nancy but compelling and repulsive as well. I'm not sure that I could be friends with her, but it also seems as if most of her close friends were male apart from her sisters.Elizabeth Kerri Mahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07763642809052430107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-26337197512742674252009-04-28T01:18:00.000-04:002009-04-28T01:18:00.000-04:00Have you read the memoirs written by Nancy's lady'...Have you read the memoirs written by Nancy's lady's maid? Needless to say, Nancy Astor was, in Regency-speak, a <I>tartar</I>. I find it hard to be completely repulsed by her personality because she's just so tenacious and mesmerizing--part of her appeal back in the Edwardian era, lol. Great post!Evangeline Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132593133675388609noreply@blogger.com