Read My Heart

'Jane Dunn has pieced together the marvellous story of their clandestine courtship!what is wonderfully demonstrated in Dunn's account of their later lives is the sense of this being a real story, as well as a romance!their love story is beautiful and Dunn brings to life the dramatic age in which they lived.' Daily Mail '"Read My Heart" provides a richly detailed backdrop to Dorothy Osborne's letters, vividly recalling the boisterous bonhomie of 17th century England.' Mail on Sunday 'Jane Dunn is a gifted storyteller, who writes with fluency and wit!she has produced a biography that is also an excellent guide to the tumultuous seven decades through which the Temples lived and loved.' Sunday Telegraph 'Dunn shows her skills as a solidly good historian, painting a vivid picture of a free--thinking intellectual!a double life is a tricky enterprise!but Dunn!an expert in the dynamics of couples maintains a sense of balance throughout.' Sunday Times Praise for 'Elizabeth and Mary': 'Jane Dunn has written a splendid piece of popular history with the ready-pen of a highly skilled writer, endowed with remarkable insight.' Roy Strong, Daily Mail 'This is a supercharged family romance.' Observer 'Dunn's well-established gifts as a biographer are used here with remarkable sensitivity.' Sunday Times 'An engaging and thoughtful new rendering of a story worth retelling.' Spectator