Glitter and the Gold - The American Duchess - In Her Own Words (Balsan Consuelo Vanderbilt)(Paperback)

Consuelo Vanderbilt was young, beautiful and the heir to a vast family fortune. She was also deeply in love with an American suitor when her mother chose instead for her to fulfil her social ambitions and marry an English Duke. Leaving her life in America, she came to England as the Duchess of Marlborough in 1895 and took up residence in her new home – Blenheim Palace.
The 9th Duchess gives unique first-hand insight into life at the very pinnacle of English society in the Edwardian era. An unsnobbish, but often amused observer of the intricate hierarchy both upstairs and downstairs at Blenhei The Glitter and the Gold - Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan od authora Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus.cz
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