The role of the wife of some of Canada's most powerful men has been so severely edited out of history that she has become the Invisible Lady of Canadian politics. Yet the women behind the men in power have played an often-pivotal role in their husbands' careers. Now, celebrated author and journalist Heather Robertson brings Canada's official women out of the closet. Here are lives of adventure, love, loneliness, and scandal, revealing for the first time ever the poignant private realities behind the public myths. From Alexander Mackenzie's plain Jane to flamboyant rebels Maryon Pearson, Maureen McTeer, and Geills Turner, from Pierre Trudeau's free-spirited Margaret to Brian Mulroney's Gucci-chic Mila, here are the women who helped shape the destiny of a nation.Wives mistresses, mothers, and others...
