Contents: Sophie La Trobe p7. Jane, Lady Hotham p30. Elizabeth, Lady Barkly p49. Annie, Lady Barkly p57. Elizabeth, Lady Darling p76. Georgiana, Lady Manners-Sutton (Viscountess Canterbury) p93. Diamantina, Lady Bowen p114. Laura, Marchioness of Normanby p141. Elizabeth, Lady Loch p155. Hersey, Countess of Hopetoun p187. Sybil, Lady Brassey p217. Biography of the wives of Victoria's governors 1839-1900. Chronicles the private feelings of 11 very different women, some of whom longed to go home, and others who found unexpected pleasures in their vice-regal duties. Based on a Masters thesis. Information sourced from letters, diaries and family papers in libraries and archives from Australia and overseas. Includes illustrations, notes, bibliography and index. Author has been secretary to the wives of three Victorian governors. The book is a companion to David McCaughey's 'Victoria's Colonial Governers'.