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Nicola Shulman
Alma materCorpus Christi College, Oxford
OccupationAuthor
TitleMarchioness
Spouse(s)Edward St Aubyn (divorced)
Constantine Phipps, 5th Marquess of Normanby
Children3
Parent(s)Milton Shulman
Drusilla Beyfus
RelativesJason Shulman (brother)
Alexandra Shulman (sister)

Nicola Shulman is a British biographer, former model, and marchioness by marriage.

Early life

Nicola Shulman was born to Milton Shulman, the former theatre reviewer for the London Evening Standard, and Drusilla Beyfus, an author of etiquette books.[1][2] Her brother, Jason Shulman, is an artist, while her sister, Alexandra Shulman, is an editor at Vogue.[3]

Shulman graduated from Corpus Christi College, Oxford.[2]

Career

Shulman started her career as a model.[2] She later worked for Harpers & Queen.[2] She is the author of two biographies.[1] Her second book, Graven with Diamonds, was reviewed in The Daily Telegraph,[4] The Guardian,[5] The Times,[6] The Sunday Times,[7] The Independent,[8] etc.

Personal life

Shulman was married twice. Her first husband was novelist Edward St Aubyn.[2][9] After they divorced, she married Constantine Phipps, 5th Marquess of Normanby, whom she met at the Groucho Club.[1][2] They have three children.[1] She became a marchioness by her second marriage.[2]

Works

  • Shulman, Nicola (2004). A Rage for Rock Gardening: The Story of Reginald Farrer Gardener, Writer & Plant Collector. Boston, Massachusetts: D.R. Godine. ISBN 9781567922493. OCLC 55887404.
  • Shulman, Nicola (2011). Graven with Diamonds: The Many Lives of Thomas Wyatt: Courtier, Poet, Assassin, Spy. London, U.K.: Short Books. ISBN 9781906021115. OCLC 694269919.

References

  1. ^ a b c d de Rosée, Sophie (April 7, 2011). "World of Nicola Shulman, writer". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Nicola Shulman is a modern marchioness among the Tudors". London Evening Standard. March 31, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  3. ^ Day, Elizabeth (April 1, 2012). "Never out of Vogue: Alexandra Shulman". The Guardian. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  4. ^ Johnston, Freya (April 16, 2011). "Graven with Diamonds: The Many Lives of Thomas Wyatt, Courtier, Poet, Assassin, Spy by Nicola Shulman: review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  5. ^ Nicholl, Charles (April 24, 2011). "The Many Lives of Thomas Wyatt by Nicola Shulman - review". The Guardian. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  6. ^ May, Derwent (April 16, 2011). "Graven with Diamonds by Nicola Shulman". The Times. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  7. ^ Guy, John (May 1, 2011). "Graven with Diamonds by Nicola Shulman". The Sunday Times. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  8. ^ Tonkin, Boyd (May 19, 2011). "Graven With Diamonds, By Nicola Shulman". The Independent. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  9. ^ Freeman, Hadley (January 13, 2007). "Road to redemption". The Guardian. Retrieved May 21, 2016.