Description: Reimagines the life of American heiress Consuelo Vanderbilt as the reluctant and bullied bride of the Duke of Marlborough before she finds the inner strength to fight for women's equality.
Brief description:
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author KAREN HARPER is a former Ohio State University instructor and high school English teacher. Published since 1982, she writes contemporary suspense and historical novels about real British women. Two of her recent Tudor-era books were bestsellers in the UK and Russia. Harper won the Mary Higgins Clark Award for Dark Angel, and her novel Shattered Secrets was judged one of the best books of the year by Suspense Magazine.
Review Quotes:
"Harper's latest immerses readers in British high society, with intrigue and gossip around every corner...this tender, well researched novel lets readers see the economic, social, and political highlights of the nineteenth-century Gilded Age brought to life through Consuelo Vanderbilt's eyes." - Booklist
"Harper (The It Girls) entices readers with this lively novel about wealthy American heiress Consuelo Vanderbilt...This immersive novel believably puts the reader in Consuelo's shoes." - Publishers Weekly
"This is a fascinating story about an extraordinary woman." - Gill Paul, bestselling author of The Secret Wife
"This absorbing and evocative tale is an excellent reminder of what women have long sacrificed over the centuries for family honor and duty, and how they navigated their circumstances and influence to change the world for the better." - Heather Webb, international bestselling author of Last Christmas in Paris
"The Royal Nanny is a gem, revealing that those forgotten in history are often the true treasures." - Erika Robuck, national bestselling author of Hemingway's Girl
"Fans of Downton Abbey will devour this vivid tale of one nanny's unwavering love and sacrifices endured for the sake of the royal children in her care. Full of emotion and heart, Lala redefines the meaning of motherhood while Harper gives us a behind-the-scenes look into the Royals." - Renée Rosen, author of While Collar Girl
Praise for The Royal Nanny: "A compulsive, page-turning read that fearlessly reveals both the gilt and the tarnish of the British Royal Crown." - Sandra Byrd, author of Mist of Midnight
Praise for The It Girls: "The It Girls is a glorious romp through the lives and loves of the scintillating Sutherland sisters.... Readers who enjoy historical fiction are in for a treat!" - Hazel Gaynor, New York Times bestselling author of The Cottingley Secret and The Girl Who Came Home
"In this fictionalized biography, Harper defines "it" as the charm and charisma that defined the Sutherland sisters. Not only is this a fabulous portrait of the time, but it is also a deftly crafted portrait of the complexity of sisterhood." - RT Book Reviews (starred)