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Author Balsan, Consuelo Vanderbilt.

Title The glitter and the gold : the American duchess-in her own words / Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan.

Edition First U.S. edition.
Publication Info. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2012.
1 hold on first copy returned of 1 copy
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 Nichols Adult Biography  BIO BALSAN    AVAILABLE
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Description xiv, 290 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; c 22 cm
Note Includes index.
"First published in Great Britain by George Mann Books"--Title page verso.
Contents The world of my youth -- A debutante of the '90s -- A marriage of convenience -- Mistress of Blenheim Palace -- Red carpet and protocol -- The queen is dead, long live the king! -- Deed of separation -- A new life unfolds -- A marriage of love -- Lou Sueil: friends and neighbours -- Saint Georges-Motel: peaceful summers -- A corner of France, 1940.
Subject Balsan, Consuelo Vanderbilt.
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
France -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
Heiresses -- Biography.
Nobility -- Great Britain -- Biography.
ISBN 9781250017185 (hardcover)
1250017181 (hardcover)
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