Heiresses The Lives of the Million Dollar Babies

Laura Thompson

eBook - 2022

New York Times bestselling author Laura Thompson returns with Heiresses, a fascinating look at the lives of heiresses throughout history and the often tragic truth beneath the gilded surface.Heiresses: surely they are among the luckiest women on earth. Are they not to be envied, with their private jets and Chanel wardrobes and endless funds? Yet all too often those gilded lives have been beset with trauma and despair. Before the 20th century a wife's inheritance was the property of her husband, making her vulnerable to kidnap, forced marriages, even confinement in an asylum. And in modern times, heiresses fell victim to fortune-hunters who squandered their millions.Heiresses tells the stories of these million dollar babies: Mary Davies..., who inherited London's most valuable real estate, and was bartered from the age of twelve; Consuelo Vanderbilt, the original American "Dollar Heiress", forced into a loveless marriage; Barbara...

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Published
St. Martin's Publishing Group
Language
English
Main Author
Laura Thompson
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File Size73 GB
ISBN9781250202741
Release Date2/15/2022
Kindle Book
ASINB092T9K5D5
Release Date2/15/2022
OverDrive Read eBook
ISBN9781250202741
Release Date2/15/2022