American Duchess: A Novel of Consuelo Vandebilt. by Karen Harper. William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins, 2019. Historical fiction
This novel will probably have readers racing online to find photographs of the real Consuelo Vanderbilt, one of the very wealthy Americans who married English lords in the Gilded Age. Consuelo's mother, Alva, ran her life and manipulated her marriage to the man whose family home was Blenheim Palace. Consuelo's whole life was fascinating and mostly covered by newspapers. She had two sons, the heir and the spare, as was thought necessary. But, unfortunately, her marriage was not a love match. Later in life, Consuelo found true love, adventure, and continued philanthropy. Harper does a good job of fleshing out the details of Consuelo's life and provides some additional sources for both print and online research in an author's note.
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