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Informationen zum Autor Jennifer Wright Klappentext A history of heartbreak-replete with beheadings, uprisings, creepy sex dolls, and celebrity gossip-and its disastrously bad consequences throughout time Spanning eras and cultures from ancient Rome to medieval England to 1950s Hollywood, Jennifer Wright's It Ended Badly guides you through the worst of the worst in historically bad breakups. In the throes of heartbreak, Emperor Nero had just about everyone he ever loved-from his old tutor to most of his friends-put to death. Oscar Wilde's lover, whom he went to jail for , abandoned him when faced with being cut off financially from his wealthy family and wrote several self-serving books denying the entire affair. And poor volatile Caroline Lamb sent Lord Byron one hell of a torch letter and enclosed a bloody lock of her own pubic hair. Your obsessive social media stalking of your ex isn't looking so bad now, is it? With a wry wit and considerable empathy, Wright digs deep into the archives to bring these thirteen terrible breakups to life. She educates, entertains, and really puts your own bad breakup conduct into perspective. It Ended Badly is for anyone who's ever loved and lost and maybe sent one too many ill-considered late-night emails to their ex, reminding us that no matter how badly we've behaved, no one is as bad as Henry VIII. Zusammenfassung In It Ended Badly! New York Observer columnist Jennifer Wright guides you through thirteen of the worst breakups of notable figures in history from Emperor Nero! to Viennese artist Oskar Kokoschka! to Norman Mailer. With her conversational tone and considerable wit! Wright digs deep into the archives to bring these terrible breakups to life. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 1. If you have been replaced by a surprising choice Read about Nero and Poppaea 7 2. If you are accomplished and independent and fierce Read about Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II 26 3. If your family didn't like your ex and thought you could do better Read about Lucrezia Borgia and Giovanni Sforza 45 4. If you have ever made the same mistake twice Read about Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard 60 5. If you have started snickering at happy couples on the street Read about Anna Ivanovna 83 6. If you believe in ghosts Read about Timothy Dexter 97 7. If you have just sent your ex a very intense emotional e-mail Read about Caroline Lamb and Lord Byron 111 8. If there were body image issues Read about John Ruskin and Effie Gray 128 9. If it was just a sad affair Read about Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas 146 10. If you were dumped Read about Edith Wharton and Morton Fullerton 164 11. If you are struggling to find anyone as good as your ex Read about Oskar Kokoschka and Alma Mahler 181 12. If you deserve an apology Read about Norman Mailer and Adele Morales Mailer 195 13. If you want to believe it will all work out for the best in the end Read about Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher and Elizabeth Taylor 211 Epilogue 226 Sources 229 Acknowledgments 239 ...
