The Titled Americans: Three American Sisters and the British Aristocratic World Into Which They Married - Softcover

Kehoe, Elisabeth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802142192 ISBN 13: 9780802142191

Publisher: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press, 2005

Synopsis

The Titled Americans Elisabeth Kehoe brings to life a sweeping, three-generational saga of the remarkable Jerome sisters -- among the most glamorous women of their time -- whose well-chosen marriages to British aristocracy represented the first of such transatlantic unions. Although full of princely lovers, balls, house parties, and diamond brooches, the story's heart is the intensely supportive and beautifully affect Full description

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Review:

'Immaculately researched... What lives [these sisters had]! Astonishing.' -- Anne de Courcy, Daily Mail

'Multiple biography is not an easy form but Elisabeth Kehoe handles it superlatively well... A fascinating family saga.' -- Sarah Bradford, Literary Review

'Scrupulous and energetic... A juicy family saga in which no stone is left unturned. Kehoe's deft treatment is admirable.' -- Katie Hickman, Sunday Times

'Written with empathy, insight, scholarship and superbly constructed, this is an outstanding first book which deserves a wide readership.' -- David Cannadine, author of The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy

Written with empathy, insight, scholarship, this outstanding book deserves a wide and appreciative readership.’ -- David Cannadine, author of The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy

Book Description:

The first-ever full biography of the ravishing Jerome sisters: young, gifted Americans who married into the apex of the Anglo-Irish aristocracy and took princes and kings as their lovers.

About this edition

• Publisher: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0802142192
• ISBN 13: 9780802142191
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 420