The Glitter and the Gold: The Real-Life Gladys Russell of "The Gilded Age"--In Her Own Words

A new edition of Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan's memoir―the story of the "real" Gladys Russell of The Gilded...
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The Glitter and the Gold: The Real-Life Gladys Russell of "The Gilded Age"--In Her Own Words by Balsan, Consuela Vanderbilt

The Glitter and the Gold: The Real-Life Gladys Russell of "The Gilded Age"--In Her Own Words

$29.99

The Glitter and the Gold: The Real-Life Gladys Russell of "The Gilded Age"--In Her Own Words

$29.99
Author: Consuela Vanderbilt Balsan
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

A new edition of Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan's memoir―the story of the "real" Gladys Russell of The Gilded Age.

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 Gladys Russell of The Gilded Age arrived.

Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan was a generous, welcoming, and amused observer of the intricate hierarchy in which she lived - both upstairs and downstairs. She was a perceptive witness to glittering balls, huge weekend parties, and major state occasions she attended or hosted allowing her to chronicle 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 and a revealing true portrait of a time and the life of a young woman now being celebrated every week in The Gilded Age.

Author: Consuela Vanderbilt Balsan
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 10/02/2012
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.70w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781250017185


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 12/01/2014 pg. 47

About the Author
CONSEULO VANDERBILT BALSAN was born in 1877. She became the Duchess of Marlborough on her marriage in 1895. She died in 1964.

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