{"product_id":"9780007391707","title":"An Unlikely Countess: Lily Budge and the 13th Earl of Galloway (Text Only)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA vivid and moving portrait of the inimitable Lily Budge, who overcame poverty and class to become the 13th Countess of Galloway, and one of Scotland’s most colourful eccentrics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRandolph Stewart was lobotomized as a teenager after a crude diagnosis of schizophrenia. When the operation went wrong, he was hidden away by his aristocratic parents in a mental institution and then taken in by a sect of monks. By the time Lily Budge met him in 1975, he appeared a shy and lonely tramp. In reality he was the future Earl of Galloway, heir to a fortune and a title considered to be linchpin of the Scottish establishment. Lily, an extroverted character from a working-class family, would join him in a powerful bond of love that challenged conventions, made national headlines, and led to enormous heartache.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA vibrant portrait of 20th-century Scotland, ‘An Unlikely Countess’ is also a profile of two unforgettable characters, and the doomed love that they shared.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Louise Carpenter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47284831649941,"sku":"9780007391707","price":15.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007391707.jpg?v=1776992053","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007391707","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}