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The Temptress: The Scandalous Life Of Alice De Janze And The Mysterious Death Of Lord Erroll (2010)

by Paul Spicer(Favorite Author)
3.43 of 5 Votes: 5
ISBN
1429984724 (ISBN13: 9781429984720)
languge
English
genre
History & Biography
publisher
St. Martin's Press
review 1: If you loved the social scandals of Downton Abbey, and the mystery and suspense of Mr. Bates’ legal drama, you may find the intriguing and true story of Countess Alice de Janze equally riveting. The Temptress documents the unbridled passion, revelry and impetuousness of the Roaring Twenties’ most affluent society, in which Alice was a key player. Best-known for the well-publicized trial and conviction of her attempted murder-suicide of her future second husband, Alice was an American heiress of two family fortunes who regrettably found herself without parental love or guidance at a very young age. Her ill-fated childhood compounded with depression and bipolar disorder to tangle and tarnish every relationship in her complex and chaotic social web.
review 2:... more> Alice is certainly an interesting (and strange) person, so reading about her life was definitely entertaining. The title doesn't lie; she was scandalous, more scandalous than I anticipated based on the description of the book. Personally, I found Alice to be a disgusting human being. She was incredibly selfish; abandoning her devoted first husband and her two young daughters. She was self-indulgent to an extreme; flitting around the world whenever the fancy struck her. She kept a lion and an alligator as "pets". And these are the "little" things that she's done. Alice was obviously mentally ill, and if she lived in today's society, she would more than likely be medicated and be able to function as a normal, productive member of society. That said, I don't buy the author's assertion that Alice was responsible for Joss's murder. The author assigned thought-processes to Alice that are absolute impossible to confirm or refute. And while Spicer uses Joss's mistress and Alice's motive, that just doesn't make sense. Joss had many, many mistresses through the years. Why does THIS mistress drive Alice to murder? And Alice herself has had numerous affairs, and was romantically involved with someone else at the time of the murder. Was Alice's behavior around the time of the murder strange? Yes; but she also was mentally ill and committed suicide shortly after the murder. The author's bias towards Alice as the murderer was evident throughout the book, coloring the readers ability to draw their own, unbiased opinions about the motives and actions of the people surrounding Joss's murder. An interesting read, but ruined by the author's obvious bias. less
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Dayrl
Awful woman! Fun to read about, though. She totally did it!!
Abby
Liked so much, interesting woman. Well written.
Dhanusha
> Loved the book!! Fabulous way to escape!
merlin
Very interesting true story.
Sash12585
still reading
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