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A Novel of Consuelo Vanderbilt

William Morrow Paperbacks
March 2019
On Sale: February 26, 2019
Featuring: Consuelo Vanderbilt
368 pages
ISBN: 0062748335
EAN: 9780062748331
Kindle: B075WSNKL5
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Karen Harper

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Before there was Meghan Markle, there was Consuelo Vanderbilt, the original American Duchess.

Karen Harper tells the tale of Consuelo Vanderbilt, her “The
Wedding of the Century” to the Duke of Marlborough, and her
quest to find meaning behind “the glitter and the gold.”

On a cold November day in 1895, a carriage approaches St
Thomas Episcopal Church on New York City’s Fifth Avenue.
Massive crowds surge forward, awaiting their glimpse of
heiress Consuelo Vanderbilt. Just 18, the beautiful bride
has not only arrived late, but in tears, yet her marriage to
the aloof Duke of Marlborough proceeds. Bullied into the
wedding by her indomitable mother, Alva, Consuelo loves
another. But a deal was made, trading some of the vast
Vanderbilt wealth for a title and prestige, and Consuelo,
bred to obey, realizes she must make the best of things.

At Blenheim Palace, Consuelo is confronted with an
overwhelming list of duties, including producing an “heir
and a spare,” but her relationship with the duke quickly
disintegrates. Consuelo finds an inner strength, charming
everyone from debutantes to diplomats including Winston
Churchill, as she fights for women’s suffrage. And when she
takes a scandalous leap, can she hope to attain love at last…?

From the dawning of the opulent Gilded Age, to the battles of the Second World War, American Duchess is a riveting tale of one woman’s quest to attain independence—at any price.