- Paperback: 284 pages
- Publisher: George Mann Books; New edition edition (18 April 1973)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0704100029
- ISBN-13: 978-0704100022
- Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 13.4 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 184,790 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
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This easy to read book is an amazingly revealing insight into the life the England of Country Houses of some 80 years ago. Written by Consuelo Vanderbilt an American heiress who married the Duke of Marlborough the marriage was arranged by the two families, for the usual reasons - money to marry title. Consuelo was a really amazing person, beautiful, well educated, caring and fun - however this marriage was not to last, infact it was something of an ordeal. After she produced the 'heir and spare' she realised there was more to life than being a Duchess. What followes in her life makes up for all the sadness of her first marriage. This is a book well worth reading. If you are interested in history it helps you understand the way of life so much more.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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When visiting as a youing student Blenheim Palce I had my first "encounter" with Consuela Vanderbilt, the first wife of the 9th Duke of Marlborough, by seeing the fabulous portrait of her and her husband and the her two boys. When reading Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill's marveloous book on Blenheim Palace I came become interested in reading the memoires of the Duchess.
The book makes an interesting read as it tells quite a lot about the life and the life style of the British and international nobility at the turn of the last centuary. It is highly amusing to see how the US Dollars bought several US girls British titles but not necessarily happy marriages. Consuela Vanderbilt's life is the most famous example. She is frank about it, but she never gets nasty on her husband and her mother who forced her into this. She even finds nice words for her husband's long-standing mistress and later second wife. She shows real character. Of course, her desciption of her second marriage makes it crystal clear how unhappy she was in her first marriage. However I feel she makes a bit too much out of her " democratic credentials" as an American. Well, she is and remains a "dollar princess". A bit sad how few words she finds about her two sons.
All in all, an interesting book from and about a lady who demands respect. I enjoyed reading it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Quite an enjyable biography, if maybe not quite honest with itself. The author has lived a unique life and it makes for an interesting read, although it's clearly a bit sanitised. Recommended if you enjoy biographies about aristos but maybe a bit coy for the modern celeb bio market!
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