{"product_id":"the-glitter-and-the-gold-the-american-duchess-in-her-own-words-hardcover","title":"The Glitter and the Gold: The American Duchess---In Her Own Words - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eConsuela Vanderbilt Balsan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA new edition of Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan's memoir--the story of the \"real\" Lady Grantham of \u003ci\u003eDownton Abbey\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConsuelo 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 \u003ci\u003eDownton Abbey\u003c\/i\u003e's Lady Grantham arrived. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMme. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Glitter and the Gold\u003c\/i\u003e is a richly enjoyable memoir is a revealing portrait of a golden age now being celebrated every week behind the doors of \u003ci\u003eDownton Abbey\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCONSEULO VANDERBILT BALSAN was born in 1877. She became the Duchess of Marlborough on her marriage in 1895. She died in 1964.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.5 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 02, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44516336959590,"sku":"9781250017185","price":38.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/VzdvTU5mL3hVTHdJZGpoNHpXZFNUdz09.webp?v=1770745856","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-glitter-and-the-gold-the-american-duchess-in-her-own-words-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}