Description: Originally published: New York: HarperCollins, 2006.
Brief description:
Amanda Mackenzie Stuart is the author of Consuelo and Alva Vanderbilt: The Story of a Daughter and a Mother in the Gilded Age. She lives in Oxford, England.
Review Quotes:
"Skilfully and sympathetically told. . . . Brilliant." - Antonia Fraser, The Times (London)
"highly readable, well constructed, novelish biography. . . . a confident and compelling book." - Contemporary Review
"Book lovers, Anglophiles and social historians alike will find much to please them in this fine, well-researched biography." - Virginian Pilot
"Astute. . . . A lively narrative. . . . Written with impressive verve and confidence." - Newsday
"Fascinating. . . . A thoughtful portrait of two strong, well-educated women who were more than the measure of their extreme wealth." - Seattle Times
"Mackenzie Stuart has skillfully integrated a great deal of research... and she gives a rich sense of both women." - Washington Post Book World
"An intimate look at two women whose lives reveal changing social patterns. Just fascinating." - USA Today
"Impeccably researched . . . Mackenzie Stuart's history marshals an impressive trove of primary documents." - The New Yorker
"Compellingly readable... [Mackenzie Stuart] writes... with the eye of an accomplished historian and with profound sympathy for the central figures." - Richmond Times-Dispatch
"Riveting . . . [An] excellent biography . . . Mackenzie Stuart narrates with an elegance equal to her subject's." - Francine du Plessix Gray, New York Times Book Review
"A riveting story... Alva and Consuelo emerge as unique and fascinating characters... A very entertaining read." - Publishers Weekly
"A saga of transatlantic maneuvers worthy of Henry James or Edith Wharton." - Kirkus Reviews
"[A] fascinating dual biography." - Elle
"[A] deftly contextualized account." - Vogue