num_pages: 490
description: 'An utterly captivating insight into these fascinating women and the times they lived in ... it's an absolute page-turner' Irish Independent'Masterfully and glamorously told ... essential reading for history and gossip lovers alike' Sunday Business Post'An enthralling tale that will dazzle and delight ... If you loved the drama of The Crown  then you will adore The Guinness A Hint of Scandal ' Swirl and Thread'Engrossing and page-turning ... I loved it' Louise O'NeillAs Aileen Maureen and Oonagh - the three privileged Guinness sisters darlings of 1930s society - settle into becoming wives and mothers they quickly discover that their gilded upbringing has not prepared them for the realities of married life.At Dublin's Luttrellstown Castle practical Aileen has already run out of things to say to her husband. Outspoken Maureen is very much in love but feels isolated at the crumbling Clandeboye estate in Northern Ireland. And as romantic Oonagh's dreams of happiness in London are crushed by her husband's lies she seeks comfort in her friends - but can they be trusted?As the sisters deal with desire and betrayal amidst vicious society gossip their close friends the Mitfords find themselves under the media glare - and the Guinness women are forced to examine their place in this quickly-changing world.Inspired by true-life events The Guinness A Hint of Scandal is a dazzling page-turning novel about Ireland and Britain in the grip of change and a story of how three women who wanted for nothing were about to learn that they couldn't have everything.
language: English
title: The Guinness Girls: A Hint of Scandal
publisher: Hachette Books Ireland