Book Overview. Before there was Meghan Markle, there was Consuelo Vanderbilt, the original American Duchess. Perfect for readers of Jennifer Robson and lovers of Downton Abbey. Karen Harper tells the tale of Consuelo Vanderbilt, her "The Wedding of the Century" to the Duke of Marlborough, and her quest to find meaning behind "the glitter and the gold.". · Overview. Before there was Meghan Markle, there was Consuelo Vanderbilt, the original American Duchess. Perfect for readers of Jennifer Robson and lovers of Downton Abbey. Karen Harper tells the tale of Consuelo Vanderbilt, her “The Wedding of the Century” to the Duke of Marlborough, and her quest to find meaning behind “the glitter and the gold.”.Brand: William Morrow Paperbacks. A fascinating fictionalized biography / memoir of Consuelo Vanderbilt, one of many American heiresses who were married to British (and European) aristocrats who slowly, or quickly, going broke in the late nineteenth century. Karen Harper brings to life this charming and strong-willed woman, a woman of money and substance/5.
Before there was Meghan Markle, there was Consuelo Vanderbilt, the original American duchess. Karen Harper tells the tale of Consuelo Vanderbilt, her "Wedding of the Century" to the duke of Marlborough, and her quest to find meaning behind "the glitter and the gold". On a cold November day in , a carriage approaches St. Thomas Episcopal Church on New York City's Fifth Avenue. Before there was Meghan Markle, there was Consuelo Vanderbilt, the original American duchess. Karen Harper tells the tale of Consuelo Vanderbilt, her "Wedding of the Century" to the duke of Marlborough, and her quest to find meaning behind "the glitter and the gold". Editorial Reviews. 12/17/ Harper (The It Girls) entices readers with this lively novel about wealthy American heiress Consuelo www.doorway.ru into marriage by her mother, year-old Consuelo marries Sunny, Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill, the 9th Duke of Marlborough in
American Duchess: A Novel of Consuelo Vanderbilt by Karen Harper. Publication Date: Febru; Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction; Paperback: pages; Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; ISBN ; ISBN Before there was Meghan Markle, there was Consuelo Vanderbilt, the original American Duchess. Perfect for readers of Jennifer Robson and lovers of Downton Abbey. Karen Harper tells the tale of Consuelo Vanderbilt, her “The Wedding of the Century” to the Duke of Marlborough, and her quest to find meaning behind “the glitter and the gold.”. This book purports to tell the life story of one Consuelo Vanderbilt, an American heiress who married the Duke of Marlborough in and went to live in Blenheim Palace in England. This novel gives a perfunctory account of Consuelo’s life in a bland, ‘I did this, I did that’ sort of way.
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