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Consuelo and Alva Vanderbilt - by  Amanda MacKenzie Stuart (Paperback) - 1 of 1

Consuelo and Alva Vanderbilt - by Amanda MacKenzie Stuart (Paperback)

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  • A fabulously wealthy New York beauty marries a cold-hearted British aristocrat at the behest of her Machiavellian mother - then leaves him to become a prominent Suffragette.
  • About the Author: Amanda Mackenzie Stuart was born in Edinburgh in 1954.
  • 608 Pages
  • Biography + Autobiography, Historical

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About the Book



The colorful story of Alva and Consuelo Vanderbilt and their adventures on both sides of the Atlantic--in an age of callousness and ambition, material extravagance and excess--is told through their mother-daughter relationship and their mutual quest for self-determination in the glittering empty world of the Gilded Age.



Book Synopsis



A fabulously wealthy New York beauty marries a cold-hearted British aristocrat at the behest of her Machiavellian mother - then leaves him to become a prominent Suffragette.

Consuelo Vanderbilt was one of the greatest heiresses of the late 19th-century, a glittering prize for suitors on both sides of the Atlantic. When she married, a crowd of over 2,000 onlookers gathered, and newspapers frenziedly reported every detail of the event, right down to the bridal underwear. Even by the standards of the day the glamorous, eighteen-year-old had made an outstanding match: she had ensnared the twenty-four-year-old Duke of Marlborough, the most eligible peer in Great Britain.

Yet the bride's swollen face, barely hidden under the veil, presaged the unhappiness that lay in the couple's painful twelve-year future. It was not Consuelo, but her domineering mother who had forced the marriage through. This captivating biography tells of the lives of mother and daughter: the story of the fairytale wedding and its nightmarish aftermath, and an account of how both women went on to dedicate their lives to the dramatic fight for women's rights, in the light of their own suffering.



Review Quotes




'Skilfully and sympathetically told by Amanda Mackenzie Stuart...It is brilliant...Mackenzie Stuart has treated us to some marvellous vignettes of life at Blenheim in the "Gilded Age".' Antonia Fraser, The Times

'A dual life story that reads as pleasurably as the best fiction but with all the intelligence of a first-rate biography...completely absorbing.' Amanda Foreman

'It moves, entertains and intrigues.' Independent on Sunday

'[...]an intelligent, insightful and highly readable book about the gilded cage of aristocratic marriage.' Daily Mail

'The story of Consuelo and Alva has everything: glamour, money, gossip, intrigue and pathos.' Harpers & Queen




About the Author



Amanda Mackenzie Stuart was born in Edinburgh in 1954. A graduate of the National Film and Television School, she spent the first part of her career as a scientific filmmaker before joining Renegade Films in 1992.
Screenwriting projects include a television mini-series adapted from Divided Loyalties by Janet Teissier du Cros and 'Number the Stars' by Lois Lowry. Her musical biography of Broadway lyricist Dorothy Fields was produced by HMR Productions at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1999 starring singer Morag Maclaren. She also co-wrote and co-produced Khaled El Hagar's 'Room to Rent' released in 2000, starring Rupert Graves, Juliette Lewis and Anna Massey.
'Consuelo and Alva' is her first book.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.0 Inches (H) x 5.0 Inches (W) x 1.61 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.26 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 608
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Sub-Genre: Historical
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Format: Paperback
Author: Amanda MacKenzie Stuart
Language: English
Street Date: September 4, 2006
TCIN: 84651411
UPC: 9780007127313
Item Number (DPCI): 247-10-1321
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 1.61 inches length x 5 inches width x 8 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 1.26 pounds
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Q: What notable event is described in Consuelo's life?

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