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Ffion Hague
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Agent:
Michael Sissons
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Ffion Hague was born in Cardiff. A native Welsh-speaker, she took her first degree, in English Literature, at Jesus College, Oxford. After graduating a second time in 1991, she joined the Civil Service and was posted to the Welsh Office. She left the Civil Service in 1997 in the role of Private Secretary to the Secretary of State and joined a business-facing charity, Arts & Business, as Director of Operations and later, Director of Policy & Planning. In 2000, Ffion became a headhunter, specialising in main board appointments, both executive and non-executive. Since 2003 she has been a Director of the specialist headhunting firm, Hanson Green. Ffion was a trustee of The British Council between 1998-2002 and was a judge of the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2000. She is currently on the Board of The Outward Bound Trust, The Voices Foundation, and The Woburn Centre for Conservation and Education. She also holds a number of voluntary positions in the arts. |
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A PERPETUAL CONFLICT: WOMEN IN THE LIFE OF LLOYD GEORGE |
HARPERCOLLINS (2 Jun 08) |
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"Men's lives are a perpetual conflict. The life that I have mapped out will be so especially - as lawyer and politician. Woman's function is to pour oil on the wounds - to heal the bruises of spirit…and to stimulate to renewed exertion." Lloyd George was a man who loved women and the tale of his intertwined relationships contains many mysteries and a few unsolved intrigues. He was cited in two divorce cases, was rumoured to have fought a duel over a woman in Argentina, and had persuaded the prettiest girl in Criccieth to be his wife. Lloyd George's life was indeed a 'perpetual conflict'. He was a habitual womaniser and despite his early, enduring attachement to Margaret Owen, marriage did not curb his behaviour. There were many private scandals in a life devoted to public duty. Ffion Hague illuminates his complex attitude to women. Her own interest stems from the many parallels in her own life. |
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