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THE FIRST BIOGRAPHY OF THE LIFE OF

VERA BATE LOMBARDI

Sarah Gertrude Arkwright Fitzgeorge Bate Lombardi Biography

By Zachary Selig

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=eraC2 aba.do.me.t i22ue2 were repeated i. her relatio.2hip with her

daughter Bridget( who wa2 moDed ,rom o.e ari2tocratic hou2ehold to

a.other a2 a child with her Germa. .a..y Frauli. rau2 i. *.gla.d a.d

Fra.ce( particularly i. the home2 o, ;ugh Gro2De.or( ).d >uke o,

6e2tmi.2ter< I8J =era later 2e.t Bridget a2 a you.g tee.ager abroad to taly

to 2pe.d time i. the care o, the Ag.ellia.d SaDoia ,amilie2 i. taly( where

2he wa2 me.tored i. drawi.g a.d pai.ti.g by >i !hirico i. 1ome< Bridget

came to liDe with =era a.d work a2 model ,or !o!o !ha.elwhe. 2he wa2

"9 i. 3ari2ukeC2 lo.g roma.tic

relatio.2hip< Later( =era i.Dited !oco !ha.elo. trip2 to the >ukeM2 e2tate2 i.

Scotla.d a.d Fra.ce I)J( where they dre22ed#up i. the >ukeM2 tweed2

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Nu+tapo2ed =eraM2 au.t Ouee. 0aryo, Teck2borrowed Newel2ukeC2 1idi.g a.d Fi2hi.g co2tume2 appoi.ted with

Ouee. 0aryo, TeckM2 borrowed Newelry< =era e22e.tially guided !ha.el to

2olidi,y a moder. ,a2hio. 2tateme.t i. apparel a.d acce22orie2( de2ig.ed

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wa2 .eDer ,ou.ded( a2 her per2o.al ide.tity had bee. tragically dehuma.ized

a.d 2hamed a2 a. orpha.< !ha.el copied my mother i. eDery a2pect a.d

e+ploited heri.cklageM2 ma.ipulatio.2 o, the ;ou2e o, !ha.elper,ume

bu2i.e22 with it2 4ewi2h ow.er 3ierre 6ertheimer< I8J !oco !ha.el wa2

arre2ted by the America.2 through the !ommittee For 3ublic 0oral2 placed

i. Nail i. 3ari2( but later di2mi22ed o, e2pio.age charge2 through the Briti2h

1oyal Family< I)J ;ad !ha.el bee. brought to trial ,or her war crime2( it

would haDe e+po2ed 2ome o, the Briti2h 1oyal Family?azi allia.ce2< I)J I8J

She al2o aDoided the head 2haDi.g o, other ?azi pro2titute2 a.d mi2tre22e2 or

collabotrice2 horizo.tale2C i. pri2o.< I8J !oco !ha.el2old the complete

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right2 to her .ame to the 6ertheimer ,amily ,or 3er,ume2 !ha.el( i.

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From:Hal Vaughan

Subject:My apologiesDate:August 27, 2011 4:33:53 AM PDT

To:Zachary Selig

Cc:Vicky Wilson Randomhouse

Dear Zach

Just managed an hour at the computer to determine:--I failed to (or rather dropped out a graph) in the

acknowledgments. You will have a full and formal apology in the

coming days as soon as I can get back out of bed;

--Alfred A. Knopf, Random House and Senior Editor, Victoria

Wilson had nothing to do with my error. Indeed, the agreement letter

is between you and Hal Vaughan personally; and was drawn long

before I had any arrangement with the publisher;

--I will shortly ask the publisher to add the followingacknowledgment: "Many thanks to Zachary Selig for his material on

Vera Bate Lombardi."

Again, please accept my regrets that your help to me as author

was not acknowledged.

All good wishes,

Hal Vaughan

Author, Sleeping With The Enemy.

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