Sisters of Fortune: America's Caton Sisters at Home and Abroad - Couverture rigide

Wake, Jehanne

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ISBN 10 : 145160761X ISBN 13 : 9781451607611

Editeur : Touchstone, 2011

Synopsis

Sisters of Fortune Wake brings to life the Caton sisters, blue-blooded American heiresses who took British society by storm in the mid-19th century. Full description

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

“Sisters of Fortune is a fabulous parade through the best drawing rooms of 19th Century Europe. Rich, beautiful, and utterly fascinating, the Caton sisters deserve to be celebrated just like the Langhornes and the Mitfords.” --Amanda Foreman, bestselling author of Georgiana

"A fascinating picture of a transatlantic world where rich women could achieve extraordinary social power by sticking with their sisters and being shrewd with their money." --Jane Ridley, Spectator UK

"The story of the Caton sisters sounds like the plot of an Edwardian novel by Henry James or Edith Wharton ... remarkable ... fascinating ... a rare pleasure." --Frances Wilson, The Sunday Times

"Enthralling ... This transatlantic celebration of sisterhood is a most gripping and fascinating tale, both scholarly and a page turner. Jehanne Wake handles a vast amount of material with confidence and even-handedness."--Anne Sebba, The Literary Review

"A true story worthy of Henry James, Jehanne Wake’s Sisters of Fortune: America’s Caton Sisters at Home and Abroad (Touchstone) follows the divergent fates of four strong-willed heiresses who, in the early nineteenth century, took European hearts by storm." --vogue.com

“The voice of each sister shines through. . . . Catnip for those who appreciate thorough research . . . If Masterpiece Theater or HBO has not grabbed this property, they should do so.” –The Washington Times

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Perfect for fans of the Emmy Award–winning series Downton Abbey, whose creator, Julian Fellowes, raved that Sisters of Fortune is “absolutely fascinating”—a real-life Jane Austen story, that follows the fabulous Caton sisters, the first American heiresses to take Europe by storm.

Based on intimate and previously unpublished letters written by the sisters, this is a portrait of four lively and fashionable women in early nineteenth century America. Much of it is told in their own voices as they gossip about prominent people of their time, advise family members on political and financial strategy, soothe each other’s sorrows, and rejoice in each other’s triumphs.

Descended from one of the nation’s founding fathers and raised to be educated, independent, and opinionated young women, Marianne, Bess, Louisa, and Emily Caton traveled to England in 1816 and won coveted places at the highest levels of Regency society by virtue of their charm, intelligence, and great beauty. An unusual, remarkable true story of money, love, and life at the top, Sisters of Fortune is a romantic family history and an inside look at the adventures of America’s original blue-blooded girls.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Touchstone
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 145160761X
• ISBN 13: 9781451607611
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 416