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The Dragon Lady is a fictionalised life of Lady Virginia Courtauld, a woman who was as unconventional as she was pioneering, the tattoo of a snake running the length of one leg sealing her reputation as a boundary-breaker.
As soon as I found out that Virginia’s real-life nickname was The Dragon Lady – a reference to her tattoo and her feisty nature – I knew it had to be the title of my book. For a time, my publisher wanted to change it, because if you Google The Dragon Lady, a fearsome looking person who has cut off their ears and nose and tattooed themselves all over comes up as the first result. But none of the alternative titles we came up with were nearly as good. In the end, it had to be The Dragon Lady, because...[read on]
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