Barbara Cartland is one of the most interesting women to ever grace the planet Earth. She was involved in aviation (making a significant contribution), and made sure WWII brides had beautiful white wedding dresses on their own big day. She sold over 1,000 million books landing her in the Guinness Book of World Records and is arguably the world's most famous romance novelist. If that isn't enough, she was the step-grandmother to the late, great Princess Diana of Wales.
I had the privilege of meeting Dame Cartland at her Hunting Lodge in Scotland years ago (she actually gave a Honeymoon party for my husband and me). She was kind, beautiful and attentive with an exuberant and extravagant personality. It is one of the most memorable evenings of my life. Sadly, she died in 2000, but her books are still widely in print and make an entertaining and absorbing evening of reading.
Dame Cartland is featured as one of our REAL Adventure Women this month. Go to AdventureWoman.com to read about her and our other Adventure Women. You can also see our mini bio of Barbara Cartland below:
Barbara sold over 1,000 million books (the 7th most translated author in the world) and is in the Guinness Book of World Records. During WWII, she selflessly bought 1,000 second-hand wedding dresses for war-time brides allowing them to have a white wedding. Barbara helped to create the first aeroplane-towed glider airmail for which she received the Bishop Wright Air industry Award for her contribution to the development of aviation. She received the most distinguished award given by the city of Paris "La Medaille de Vermeil de la Ville de Paris" for her contributions as an author. In 1981 she was made a Dame of the Order of the British Empire for her contribution to literature and for her community work. Undoubtedly, she was the adventure heroine of her own romance story.
For more on this extraordinary women visit:
www.barbaracartland.com
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