Subscribe RSSShe stood by him: Barbara Amiel, the brilliant and beautiful wife of former media magnate Conrad Black -- who was just released on bail from federal prison -- parked herself in front of a computer/typewriter/trough of pens when her hubby went to prison two years ago . . . and furiously fought for his release by dispatching a flood of letters and petitions worldwide.
• The upshot: Amiel, a columnist for Macleans magazine who has endured jealous jibes in the past for her string of husbands, brains and bravura, is the real hero in this love story.
• The backshot: "She was amazing," said a woman familiar with Amiel's endeavor of love and commitment. "She stood by her man and called and wrote to just about everybody who could help. Just like the song says: 'Sometimes it's hard to be a woman giving all your love to just one man. But stand by your man.' She sure did."
• Update: Black, the former owner of the Sun-Times who was found guilty
