Sphinx
the life of gladys deacon - duchess of marlborough
$36.68
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
21 January 2021
Summary
The Enigmatic Gladys Deacon: Unmasking a Gilded Age Sphinx
The Times and Sunday Times Books of the Year 2020
‘This biography is truly wonderful - a masterclass in storytelling’ - Sunday Times
‘A continuously astonishing and ultimately moving account of a unique figure, the stuff of great literature’ - Simon Callow, THE SUNDAY TIMES
‘Gripping … jaw-dropping story, brilliantly told’ - Ysenda Maxtone Graham, THE TIMES
‘The last book that…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529390742 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529390745 |
| Author: | Hugo Vickers |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperbacks |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 21 January 2021 |
| Weight: | 304g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 129mm |
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‘Vickers gives breathing, alarming life to a woman who puzzled and thrilled her contemporaries’
‘Vickers gives breathing, alarming life to a woman who puzzled and thrilled her contemporaries’ * Sunday Times *
About The Author
Hugo Vickers
Hugo Vickers is a writer, lecturer and broadcaster, and an acknowledged expert on the British Royal Family. He has written biographies of the Queen Mother, Cecil Beaton, Vivien Leigh, Princess Andrew of Greece and the Duchess of Windsor. His book The Kiss won the 1996 Stern Silver Pen Award for Non-Fiction. His recent bestsellers have included The Quest For Queen Mary and The Sphinx - the life of Gladys, the Duchess of Marlborough.
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