The Angel and the Cad: Love, Loss and Scandal in Regency Britain.

The Angel and the Cad tells the remarkable true story of Britain’s first-ever celebrity couple. Catherine was the richest heiress in Regency Britain… her dashing husband was the libertine nephew of the Duke of Wellington. The glamorous couple kept the nation enthralled as the shocking twists and turns of their marriage unfolded in the press. The book received rave reviews in the national press – it was book of the week in The Times, Guardian, Telegraph, Daily Mirror and BBC History Magazine.

Geraldine Roberts left school at 18 and worked in a bank for many years. After her children were born, she took up writing as a hobby, attending creative writing classes and obtaining an MA in history from Queen Mary University of London. She is currently working on her second book.

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