American Duchess: A Novel of Consuelo Vanderbilt (Hardcover)

from wagner.sarah35

Recently I read a novel about Alva Vanderbilt Belmont and I was excited to learn about this novel about Alva's daughter Consuelo who married a British duke and eventually divorced him. Consuelo was one of several wealthy American heiress to marry into the British aristocracy. However, her marriag...

from CMDH5

American Duchess by Karen Harper tells the story of Consuelo Vanderbilt who was a young American heiress conscripted to an arranged marriage by her mother Alva Vanderbilt in 1895. The practice of 'dollar brides' was not uncommon during the era. Wealthy American families essentially bought ties an...

from mazda502001

Loved this book……first book I have read by this author. I have never read anything about Consuelo Vanderbilt and found her life very interesting but sad. A wonderful life of privilege and riches but I don't think she had a happy life until she met her second husband. Very readable.

from mmoj

I received this book from LibraryThing in exchange for a fair review. I love historical fiction but haven't read a lot about Consuelo Vanderbilt so I was glad I won a copy. I also enjoy Ms. Harper's work. What I really enjoyed about the book was the history that Ms. Harper wove through Consuelo's...

from lauriebrown54

Consuelo Vanderbilt was brought up strict by her socialite mother, Alva. Taught all the things a society lady was supposed to know, and confined to a corset with a steel rod in the back to make sure her posture was perfect, she was expected to marry well and provide heirs to continue the line. Wh...