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Queens of Society: Six Extraordinary Society Hostesses Between the Wars

Queens of Society: Six Extraordinary Society Hostesses Between the Wars

Evans, Siân

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Biographies GeneralHistorical FiguresBritish History

Publisher Price: $18.95

ISBN13: 9798893031133
Publisher: Experiment
Published: Apr 7 2026
Pages: 368
Weight: 0.87
Height: 1.01 Width: 6.08 Depth: 8.45
Language: English

In the aristocratic circles of early twentieth-century London, the company was as starched as the tablecloths. But a revolution was on the horizon, in the form of six remarkable society hostesses who would change the political, social, and cultural landscape of Britain forever.

Some of these queens of society, like Lady Sibyl Colefax, were born into high society. Others, like Edinburgh-born Mrs. Ronnie Greville, clambered their way to the top by any means necessary. Lady Nancy Astor and Lady Edith Londonderry were political creatures, becoming, respectively, the first female MP ever elected and the head of the Women's Legion. Lady Emerald Cunard, meanwhile, cultivated artists and royals, playing a pivotal role in Edward VIII's relationship with Wallis Simpson and igniting a scandal that would shake Britain. And American Laura Corrigan just liked a damned good party--the more extravagant, the better.

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