Desperate Romantics

'The jauntiness of her approach is a refreshing antidote to the incestuous, dreamlike claustrophobia of these interlocking lives. Her book is powerful, absorbing and, well, rather jolly' - Sunday Times

'The age of the Romantics is alive and well in this fascinating book that accompanies the BBC series of the same name' - Tatler

'Read about the truth behind John and Effie Ruskin's unconsummated marriage . . . and a host of other seemingly respectable 'Blue Plaque' names who lived their lives at a pace that would leave Damien Hirst and Jake and Dinos Chapman breathless' - The Resident

Sir John Ure is absorbed by an account of the Pre-Raphaelites . . . Franny Moyle [is] a scholarly and highly entertaining chronicler of their unruly exploits - Sir John Ure, Country Life

'Moyle's book captures all the sex, madness and addiction, making modern-day sagas seem downright dull!' - Glamour

'This has been well-covered before but she retells it with exceptional vigour and with fine detail culled from original sources' - Daily Express

The book is packed with colourful illustrations and drawings, while the words are pretty darned colourful too' - Birmingham Post

'Moyle tells the story with great verve, and the forthcoming drama based on her book should be one to look out for' - Choice