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The Colonial One Lorna Monckton of Newstead by Dorothea Joblin

Publisher: Whitcombe and Tombs Publication: first published 1975 Format: hardback with dust jacket/237 pages Dimensions: 22cmx14cmx2cm approx: ISBN: 0 7233 0416 5

Condition: Good secondhand order black & white photos slight staining to inside of dust jacket and top of inside cover

'She's the sort that built the British Empire,' comments one admirer. Yet there is nothing straight-laced or Victorian about Lorna Monkton. Laughter has kept her young. Since the turn of the century, unflagging curiosity (expressed by Lorna as a desire always 'to be amused') spurred her to travel widely. Along her zestful way, especially during the two world wars and years between, unusual jobs, offbeat experiences, an unconventional husband and stimulating friends left her no time for dullness or boredom. Consequently her true story, recounted here with sensitivity and style by Dorothea Joblin, in many parts reads like a robust novel rather than biography.'