Violet Bonham Carter Related to Helena
Violet was feared by politicians. She could slice an opponent’s argument to ribbons with just a smile and a few words. One journalist said she had “eyes that could drill holes in steel.”
She was also a total magnet for drama. She once threw a shoe at a political rival during a heated debate. A shoe. Imagine that on the evening news today.
And she had a crazy, secret crush on a writer named Hilaire Belloc. He wrote funny poems for kids. She wrote him love letters. Awkward? Not for Violet. She lived life loud.