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Wendy Moore

 * ... that Wedlock: How Georgian Britain's Worst Husband Met His Match was written by Wendy Moore, a former news editor for the National Health Service?
 * Reviewed: Army of the Congress Poland
 * Comment: ALT1: ... that Wedlock, a 2009 book written by Wendy Moore, detailed the life of Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne?

Created/expanded by Ruby2010 (talk). Self nom at 02:31, 17 May 2012 (UTC)


 * ALT2: ... that Wendy Moore 2009 biography concerned Mary Eleanor Bowes, whose story inspired Thackeray's The Luck of Barry Lyndon?
 * Symbol question.svg New enough and long enough. However, the first two paragraphs of Career rely heavily on a primary source, and there is a general lack of secondary sources showing notability – most of the sources are only book reviews. More interviews like footnote #11, or other articles about her, would be great.
 * Footnote #2 is insufficient; this link could change at any time. You need to link directly to History Today and any of the other journals she wrote for.
 * The article is vague about when she was born and how old she was when she got her degree in the history of medicine. Are you able to provide a birthdate, place, maybe who her parents were?
 * Personally, I did not find any of the hooks interesting or catchy. Any other suggestions? Best, Yoninah (talk) 17:31, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Firstly, thank you for the review. I added some more sources to the article (including the fact that her first book is being adapted for television - note that it has not yet been sold, so country/channel is not available yet). There isn't a whole lot out there on her early career that wasn't copied directly from her website (see this for instance). I disagree about the hooks - I find all three interesting (and would have clicked on each one at the mainpage). My favorites are the first and third - anyone who has seen Barry Lyndon will be intrigued with the latter, while the full book title alone Wedlock: How Georgian Britain's Worst Husband Met His Match will also pique interest. I'd be willing to hear a second opinion.  Ruby  2010/  2013  04:48, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your additional work on this article. I think it's in much better shape now for DYK. About the hook, we could go with ALT2, or with all the hoopla surrounding Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee, you might consider:
 * ALT3: ... that Wedlock, a 2009 book by Wendy Moore, details the abusive second marriage of Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess of Strathmore, the great-great-great-grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II? Yoninah (talk) 07:40, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I hadn't considered the Queen connection. I like that hook, and am perfectly fine with using it. Thanks,  Ruby  2010/  2013  15:27, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Thanks. ALT3 good to go. Yoninah (talk) 15:32, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Thanks. ALT3 good to go. Yoninah (talk) 15:32, 4 June 2012 (UTC)