An Unlikely Countess Lily Budge and the 13th Earl of Galloway

'A spirited and sensitive account of one of the strangest lives imaginable. Louise Carpenter's portrait of the life of Lily Budge is a classic of its kind: elegantly written, with a rare eye for detail and a shrewd and warm understanding of its extraordinary subject.' William Boyd 'Louise Carpenter tells this sensational story without ever exaggerating its more eye-catching excesses. She is sensitive to all sides...a serious and profoundly moving book.' Independent on Sunday 'An entertaining and moving memorial to [Lily's] indomitable, colourful character. Wonderful.' Telegraph 'Louise Carpenter is a biographer of real promise...Her account of this oddly matched couple struggling to get along in Britain's high society is often amusing, sometimes touching...Painstakingly researched and very readable.' Scottish Herald