{"product_id":"the-favourite-9781474605359","title":"The Favourite","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ophelia Field\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Hachette\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Hachette India\u003cbr\u003e • Subject: Creative Writing, Fiction\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Royalty\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe scandalous true story of the duchess who became her beloved queen's blackmailer, published in a new and updated edition to coincide with the Oscar nominated film starring Olivia Colman, Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, was as glamorous as she was controversial. Politically influential and independently powerful, she was an intimate, and then a blackmailer, of Queen Anne, accusing her of keeping lesbian favourites - including Sarah's own cousin Abigail Masham. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOphelia Field's masterly biography brings Sarah Churchill's own voice, passionate and intelligent, back to life. Here is an unforgettable portrait of a woman who cared intensely about how we would remember her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An incredible story crackling with royal passion, envy, ambition and betrayal ... Field's account of the psychological power play between Queen Anne and her confidante is surely definitive. A tour de force' Lucy Worsley\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"George Weidenfeld \u0026 Nicholson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45037324042391,"sku":"9781474605359","price":1160.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781474605359.webp?v=1769214701","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-favourite-9781474605359","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}