Loelia Ponsonby, a character from Fleming's novels ... These characters exemplify the intelligent and witty women in the Bond ...

Eve Fleming ruled Ian through her absolute control of the family purse strings. She even made him break up with the woman he wanted to marry by threatening to cut off his allowance. Mummy herself ...

From the first arresting moment in Nicholas Shakespeare’s biography “Ian Fleming: The Complete Man ... so in death, a strong woman had played a defining role.” Eager to learn more ...