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The glitter and the gold : the American Duchess, in her own words

A new edition of Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan's memoir'the story of the "real" Lady Grantham of Downton Abbey Consuelo Vanderbilt was young, beautiful, and heir to a vast fortune. She was also in love with an American suitor when her mother chose instead for her to marry an English Duke. She sailed to England as the Duchess of Marlborough in 1895 and took up residence in her new home'Blenheim Palace. She was the real American heiress who lived long before Downton Abbey's Lady Grantham arrived. Mme. Balsan is an unsnobbish and amused observer of the intricate hierarchy both upstairs and downstairs and a revealing witness to the glittering balls, huge weekend parties, and major state occasions she attended or hosted chronicling her encounters with every important figure of the day'from Queen Victoria, Edward VII and Queen Alexandra to Tsar Nicholas and the young Winston Churchill. The Glitter and the Gold is a richly enjoyable memoir is a revealing portrait of a golden age now being celebrated every week behind the doors of Downton Abbey.

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  • "A new edition of Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan's memoir'the story of the "real" Lady Grantham of Downton Abbey Consuelo Vanderbilt was young, beautiful, and heir to a vast fortune. She was also in love with an American suitor when her mother chose instead for her to marry an English Duke. She sailed to England as the Duchess of Marlborough in 1895 and took up residence in her new home'Blenheim Palace. She was the real American heiress who lived long before Downton Abbey's Lady Grantham arrived. Mme. Balsan is an unsnobbish and amused observer of the intricate hierarchy both upstairs and downstairs and a revealing witness to the glittering balls, huge weekend parties, and major state occasions she attended or hosted chronicling her encounters with every important figure of the day'from Queen Victoria, Edward VII and Queen Alexandra to Tsar Nicholas and the young Winston Churchill. The Glitter and the Gold is a richly enjoyable memoir is a revealing portrait of a golden age now being celebrated every week behind the doors of Downton Abbey."@en
  • "The life story of the American heiress and Duchess of Marlborough, whose experiences inspired the character of Downtown Abby's Lady Grantham, describes her arranged marriage, her observations of the intricate hierarchy of her home in Blenheim Palace, and her encounters with famous historical figures."
  • "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."

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  • "Autobiographie"
  • "Autobiographie"@en
  • "Biography"@en
  • "Biography"
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  • "Kulta ja kimallus"@fi
  • "The Glitter and the Gold"
  • "The glitter and the gold : the American Duchess, in her own words"@en
  • "The glitter and the gold : [the American duchess - in her own words]"
  • "Une duchesse américaine"
  • "Guld och glitter"
  • "Guld och glitter"@sv
  • "The Glitter and the gold"@en
  • "The Glitter and the gold"
  • "The glitter and the gold : the life of the real American duchess"@en
  • "The glitter and the gold"@en
  • "The glitter and the gold"
  • "Glitter and the gold The American Duchess- in her own words"@en
  • "The glitter and the gold / Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan"@en
  • "The glitter and the gold : the American duchess-in her own words"
  • "The glitter and the gold. [An autobiography. With plates, including portraits.]"@en
  • "Une duchesse américaine : New York-Londres-Paris, mémoires"
  • "The glitter and the gold the american duchess---in her own words"@en
  • "Glitter and the Gold"@en

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