The Glitter and the Gold

Author: Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 1444731009
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 472

Book Description
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. Leaving her life in America, she came to England as the Duchess of Marlborough in 1895 and took up residence in her new home - Blenheim Palace. The 9th Duchess gives unique first-hand insight into life at the very pinnacle of English society in the Edwardian era. An unsnobbish, but often amused observer of the intricate hierarchy both upstairs and downstairs at Blenheim Palace, she is also a revealing witness to the glittering balls, huge weekend parties and major state occasions she attended or hosted. Here are her encounters with every important figure of the day - from Queen Victoria, Edward V11 and Queen Alexandra to Tsar Nicholas, Prince Metternich and the young Winston Churchill. Causing a scandal by separating from the Duke after 11 years, Consuelo began her new life as philanthropist, public speaker and campaigner for women's suffrage. Her literary soirees would include H G Wells, JM Barrie and George Bernard Shaw. In 1921 she remarried aviator Jacques Balsan moving with him to a chateau in the South of France. This intimate, richly enjoyable memoir is a wonderfully revealing portrait of a golden age.

Azmina the Gold Glitter Dragon (Dragon Girls #1)

Author: Maddy Mara
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 1338743430
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 83

Book Description
We are Dragon Girls -- hear us roar! Azmina, Willa, and Naomi are thrilled to learn they're Glitter Dragon Girls. Summoned to the Magic Forest by its magnificent ruler, the Tree Queen, the girls quickly find out their dragon-selves have unbelievable abilities. They can soar above the treetops, breathe glitter-y bursts of fire, and roar loud enough to shake the ground. With this newfound magic comes a big responsibility, however. As Dragon Girls, they are sworn protectors of the forest and must help keep it safe from the troublesome Shadow Sprites, who are determined to take the forest's magic for their own. Read all the books in the Glitter Dragon arc! #1: Azmina the Gold Glitter Dragon #2: Willa the Silver Glitter Dragon #3: Naomi the Rainbow Glitter Dragon

A Glitter of Gold

Author: Liz Johnson
Publisher: Thorndike Press Large Print
ISBN: 9781432869892
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"When pirate wreck tour guide Anne Norris finds evidence of an undiscovered shipwreck, she seeks the help of museum director Carter Hale to uncover the truth and treasure that could save her business. But can she trust him with her secrets and her heart?"--

All That Glitters Is Not Gold

Author: Marcel Marshall
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 0805973575
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 79

Book Description
Set amid the natural beauty of the Caribbean island of Antigua, this creative novel details Te'Kare's struggles with her own weaknesses and the question of what she wants in life. Despite numerous lessons, Te' has a difficult time learning to balance her dreams with the truth of the adage that all that glitters is not gold. Her naivete leaves her susceptible to the wiles of a cunning and malicious scheme that threatens her very future as well as that of her longtime boyfriend, D'mitri Stanford.

Consuelo and Alva Vanderbilt

Author: Amanda Mackenzie Stuart
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060938250
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 626

Book Description
When Consuelo Vanderbilt's grandfather died, he was the richest man in America. Her father soon started to spend the family fortune, enthusiastically supported by Consuelo's mother, Alva, who was determined to take the family to the top of New York society—forcing a heartbroken Consuelo into a marriage she did not want with the underfunded Duke of Marlborough. But the story of Consuelo and Alva is more than a tale of enterprising social ambition, Gilded Age glamour, and the emptiness of wealth. It is a fascinating account of two extraordinary women who struggled to break free from the world into which they were born—a world of materialistic concerns and shallow elitism in which females were voiceless and powerless—and of their lifelong dedication to noble and dangerous causes and the battle for women's rights.

All That Glitters Is Not Gold

Author: Frederick L. Hargrove
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780976293200
Category : African American businesspeople
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description

The Glitter of Gold in Batanes Cultural Heritage

Author: Florentino H. Hornedo
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Batan (Philippine people)
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description

American Duchess

Author: Karen S. Harper
Publisher: William Morrow
ISBN: 9781643852492
Category : FICTION
Languages : en
Pages : 580

Book Description
Reimagines the life of American heiress Consuelo Vanderbilt as the reluctant and bullied bride of the Duke of Marlborough before she finds the inner strength to fight for women's equality.

The Glitter and the Gold

Author: Consuela Vanderbilt Balsan
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 125001719X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 304

Book Description
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.

The Glitter and the Gold

Author: Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan
Publisher: George Mann Books
ISBN: 9780704100022
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308

Book Description
Autobiography of the American heiress who married the Duke of Marlborough in1895.