RaveThe Telegraph (UK)\"Philosopher, poet, sci-fi author and scandalous celebrity, Margaret Cavendish was a woman out of time. This blazing biography does her proud ... Peacock’s artful prose makes this a delightful read and Cavendish, as both intellectual and celebrity, is the perfect subject. More than anything the book reminded me of last year’s Super-Infinite, Katherine Rundell’s much-lauded biography of the poet John Donne. But it’s not all scandal and study. The most moving chapter addresses how Cavendish writes about God, who had \'frustrated his designs by making me barren\' ... This is a fond biography, and rightly so. It’s about time that someone takes up the cause of Cavendish, too often maligned for her eccentricities and aristocratic links.\
