Sylvia, Queen of the Headhunters: An Eccentric Englishwoman and Her Lost Kingdom - Hardcover

"An enthralling study of an extraordinary woman." --Joanna Lumley

"Percipient, sympathetic, amusing . . . Those with an interest in the adventures of British eccentrics during the last decades of the Empire will have their knowledge agreeably enriched: and those who have never heard of Sylvia Brooke are in for a treat." --Michael Holroyd

"Juicily entertaining . . . an exceptional life, one to which Eade does rich justice." --"Mail on Sunday "

"Biting biography . . . draws on family archives to tell the full, jawdropping story of a family more than usually mischevious and dysfunctional." --"The Times "

"Eminently readable, with a detective's pertinacity at finding the clues to forgotten secrets and a raconteur's gift for sustaining his narrative interest." --"Sunday Telegraph"

"A thorough, fascinating and rather giddying book . . . most sensational" --"Sunday Times "

"Eade has uncovered a mine of marvellous material and handles it all with consummate wit and style . . . a dazzling debut . . . the perfect summer holiday read" --"Country Life"

"A scrupulous researcher . . . his prose is clear and his style pleasing: he writes with panache." --"Daily Telegraph "

"A thorough, fascinating, and rather giddying book...Most sensational."--"The Sunday Times" (London)

"Traces this tangled tale with diligence, humor, and an easy style...For the true story read Philip Eade."--"The Spectator" (London)

"Amazing and hilarious."--"The Daily Express" (London)

Praise for "Sylvia, Queen of the Headhunters"

"Biting biography...Draws on family archives to tell the full, jaw-dropping story of a family more than usually mischievous and dysfunctional."--"The Times" (London)

"The kind of gift subject that a biographer must dream of...Colorful anecdotes of eccentricity, lunacy, and infidelity crowd every page."--"The Sunday Times" (London), Books of the Year

"Philip Eade is eminently readable, with a detective's pertinacity at finding the clues to forgotten secrets and a raconteur's gift for sustaining his narrative interest....A rollicking good read."--"The Sunday Telegraph" (London)

"[Eade] traces this tangled tale with diligence, humor, and an easy style."--"The Spectator" (London)

"Amazing and hilarious."--"Daily Express" (London)

"Richly entertaining."--"The Irish Times" (Dublin)

"An incredible story."--"Daily Mail" (London)