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With exclusive access to papers long out of the public realm, the wife of William Hague focuses on the life of David Lloyd George: prime minister, devoted public servant and habitual womaniser. The Bookseller. āMenās lives are a perpetual conflict. The life that I have mapped out will be so especially ā as lawyer and politician. Womanās function is to pour oil on the wounds ā to heal the bruises of spiritā¦and to stimulate to renewed exertion.ā Lloyd George was a man who loved women and the tale of his intertwined relationships contains many mysteries and a few unsolved intrigues. He was cited in two divorce cases, was rumoured to have fought a duel over a woman in Argentina, and had persuaded the prettiest girl in Criccieth to be his wife. Lloyd Georgeās life was indeed a āperpetual conflictā. He was a habitual womaniser and despite his early, enduring attachement to Margaret Owen, marriage did not curb his behaviour. There were many private scandals in a life devoted to public duty. Ffion Hague illuminates his complex attitude to women. Her own interest stems from the many parallels in her own life.
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