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

Kehoe, Elisabeth

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0871139243 ISBN 13: 9780871139245

Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Pr, 2004

Synopsis

Set against the backdrop of Victorian and Edwardian society, a portrait of the three Jerome sisters--Jennie, Clara, and Leonie, American heiresses who married into the heights of British society--spans three generations, from their parents through their children, including Jennie's son, Winston Churchill. 40,000 first printing.

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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: Atlantic Monthly Pr
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0871139243
• ISBN 13: 9780871139245
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 452