One of the great natural scientists of her age, Eleanor Glanville was a woman ahead of her time-the beautiful daughter of a seventeenth-century Puritan nobleman whose unconventional passions scandalized society. Her life was marked by two reckless preoccupations: a fascination with science-especially the study of butterflies-and a tempestuous love affair with the dashing soldier Richard Glanville that nearly cost her everything she held dear.
About Lady of the Butterflies
One of the great natural scientists of her age, Eleanor Glanville was a woman ahead of her time-the beautiful daughter of a seventeenth-century Puritan nobleman whose unconventional passions scandalized society. Her life was marked by two reckless preoccupations: a fascination with science-especially the study of butterflies-and a tempestuous love affair with the dashing soldier Richard Glanville that nearly cost her everything she held dear.
About Fiona Mountain
Before she was an author, Fiona Mountain was a press officer at BBC Radio 1 for ten years. Her books include Bloodline, Lady of the Butterflies, and Pale as the Dead. She lives in the Cotswolds with her family.
About Fiona Mountain
Before she was an author, Fiona Mountain was a press officer at BBC Radio 1 for ten years. Her books include Bloodline, Lady of the Butterflies, and Pale as the Dead. She lives in the Cotswolds with her family.
