description: At the heart of this book stands Augusta - Byron's half-sister with whom he had a passionate love affair - and Byron's society wife Annabella. Crane has recreated their meeting - 40 years after the death of Byron at which they argue and declare their motives for the actions and events that have shaped their adult lives. The dialogue is taken entirely from their letters and diaries. It covers Byron's relationship with them both, Augusta's daughter by Bryon - Medora's subsequent incestuous affair with her sister's husband, Annabella's daughter Ada, and the inescapability of of sexual mistakes in 19th century Britain.
language: English
title: The Kindness of Sisters. Annabella Milbanke and the Destruction of the Byrons
titlecomplete: The Kindness of Sisters. Annabella Milbanke and the Destruction of the Byrons
genres: Biography, Literature, British Literature, History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 42
publisher: HarperCollins Publishers