Midnight Mother

About the author

Lindy Woodhead worked in international fashion public relations for over 25 years. During the late 1980s she spent two years as the first woman on Harvey Nichols board of directors. Lindy retired from fashion in 2000 to concentrate on writing; her first book, War Paint (Virago), a biography of Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden, was published in 2003. Her second book, Shopping, Seduction & Mr Selfridge (Profile), was adapted into an ITV drama that ran for four series. She is a regular contributor to The Spectator and The Times Saturday Magazine. A Fellow of The Royal Society of Arts, she is married with two sons and lives in southwest London and southwest France.

Summary

This is the rags to riches story of Kate Ma Meyrick, the owner of the infamous 43 Club in Soho. It was a place where the aristocracy rubbed shoulders with the underworld, and where the key players of the roaring twenties congregated to dance the night away. Meyrick was no stranger to controversy, indeed she was sent to prison following the notorious corruption trial of Sergeant George Goddard, the policemen she paid for protection.
Fizzing with the excitement and excess of the jazz age, MIDNIGHT MOTHER is not only the story of an extraordinary, iconic woman but also a fascinating insight into one of the most debauched and glamorous periods of Londons history.

Foreword

From the author of MR SELFRIDGE, a glittering tale of jazz age London, and a woman who defined the roaring twenties.

Product details

• Authors: Lindy Woodhead, Woodhead Lindy
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 31.12.2020, delayed
• EAN: 9781474603140
• ISBN: 978-1-4746-0314-0
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: London, Greater London, European History, Biography: historical, political & military, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts, Social & cultural history, British & Irish history, Social and cultural history, c 1920 to c 1929, c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Biography: historical, political and military