Review: A mesmerising tale
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 15, 2012
What a story and what a ride! In the days when women kept in the background, Lola Montez stormed her way through life and through Europe and beyond. She was fearless, vivacious and determined.Her early life was spent mostly in the company of her Ayah and her doting father. Her mother was a cold and distant woman who wasted no love on her daughter. After her father died, her mother arranged a marriage for Eliza (Lola's original name) to an old man of wealth. This was the trigger for Eliza to revolt and go her own inimitable way. With each escapade she becomes bolder and more determined to live life by her own rules. People either hated or loved her. She made many enemies but never allowed that to stand in her way.Other reviewers have said more about the story so I won't add anything here. All I want to say is that it is written in a lively, colourful and absorbing way. It is a remarkable story about a character in history that you can't help admiring but there is pathos behind Lola's driven nature too.Read it and enjoy a wonderful ride through the layers of a mesmerising story.