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“anne decourcy”

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    Debs at War

    How Wartime Changed Their Lives, 1939-1945

    by Anne deCourcy ...
    Narrated by Rachel Atkins ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 9 min

    An extraordinary account—from firsthand sources—of upper class women and the active part they took in the War.Pre-war debutantes were members of the most protected, not to say isolated, stratum of twentieth-century society: the young (seventeen–twenty) unmarried daughters of the British upper classes. For most of them, the war changed all that for ever. It meant independence and the shock of the ... Read more

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    1939

    The Last Season

    by Anne deCourcy ...
    Narrated by Maggie Ollerenshaw ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 33 min

    A wonderful portrait of British upper-class life in the Season of 1939—the last before the Second World War.The Season of 1939 brought all those "in Society" to London. The young debutante daughters of the upper classes were presented to the King and Queen to mark their acceptance into the new adult world of their parents. They sparkled their way through a succession of balls and parties and ... Read more

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    Snowdon

    The Biography

    by Anne deCourcy ...
    Narrated by Theo Solomon ...

    Unabridged

    17 hours 47 min

    "The most sensational book on the Royal Family in recent times." —Sunday Telegraph"Offers a fascinating insight into not just his life but the social mores of the day." —Evening StandardHow did a photographer who was a relentless playboy, an unashamed womanizer, and a leather-clad motorcyclist marry the Queen's sister and become the Establishment figure Lord Snowdon? The brilliantly talented ... Read more

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    Society's Queen

    The Life of Edith, Marchioness of Londonderry

    by Anne deCourcy ...
    Narrated by Charlotte Strevens ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 55 min

    From the author of the critically acclaimed The Viceroy's Daughters, the story of a glittering aristocrat who was also at the heart of political society in the interwar years.At the age of twenty-one, Edith Chaplin married one of the most eligible bachelors of the day, the eldest son of the sixth Marquess of Londonderry. Her husband served in the Ulster cabinet and was Air Minister in the National ... Read more

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    Margot at War

    Love and Betrayal in Downing Street, 1912-1916

    by Anne deCourcy ...
    Narrated by Corrie James ...

    Unabridged

    14 hours 46 min

    Margot Asquith was perhaps the most daring and unconventional Prime Minister's wife in British history. Known for her wit, style, and habit of speaking her mind, she transformed 10 Downing Street into a glittering social and intellectual salon. Yet her last four years at Number 10 were a period of intense emotional and political turmoil in her private and public life.In 1912, when Anne de Courcy's ... Read more

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    Margot at War

    Love and Betrayal in Downing Street, 1912-1916

    by Anne de Courcy ...
    Narrated by Patricia Gallimore ...

    Unabridged

    16 hours 54 min

    Margot Asquith was perhaps the most daring and unconventional Prime Minister's wife in British history. Known for her wit, style and habit of speaking her mind, she transformed 10 Downing Street into a glittering social and intellectual salon. Yet her last five years at Number 10 were a period of intense emotional and political turmoil in her private and public life.In 1912, when Anne de Courcy's ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

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    The Sphinx

    The revelatory biography of Gladys Deacon, Duchess of Marlborough, from 'the most knowledgeable royal biographer on the planet' - FINANCIAL TIMES

    by Hugo Vickers ...
    Narrated by Hugo Vickers ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 51 min

    An enthralling portrait of the enigmatic woman at the centre of a now vanished Golden Age: Gladys Deacon, Duchess of Marlborough.'Truly wonderful - a masterclass in storytelling' - SUNDAY TIMESThe Times Best Biography Audiobook of the Year (2021)One of the most beautiful and brilliant women of her time, Gladys Deacon dazzled and puzzled the glittering social circles in which she moved . . .</em... ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

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    The Quest for Queen Mary

    James Pope-Hennessy's official biography of Queen Mary, edited by 'the most knowledgeable royal biographer on the planet' - Financial Times

    by James Pope-Hennessy, Hugo Vickers ...
    Narrated by Gareth Armstrong, Tim Bentinck ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 24 min

    A charming account of the life of enigmatic Queen Mary, wife of King George V, and a magnetic portrait of a vanished age'Gloriously indiscreet . . . the best royal book ever' - Harry Mount, Financial TimesWhen James Pope-Hennessy began his work on Queen Mary's official biography, it opened the door to meetings with royalty, court members and retainers around Europe. The series of candid ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

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    Bunny Mellon

    The Life of an American Style Legend

    by Meryl Gordon ...
    Narrated by Vanessa Cortland ...

    Unabridged

    17 hours 31 min

    A biography of Bunny Mellon, the style icon and American aristocrat who designed the White House Rose Garden for her friend JFK and served as a living witness to 20th Century American history, operating in the high-level arenas of politics, diplomacy, art and fashion.Bunny Mellon, who died in 2014 at age 103, was press-shy during her lifetime. With the co-operation of Bunny Mellon's family, author ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

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    Serving Victoria

    Life in the Royal Household

    by Kate Hubbard ...
    Narrated by Kate Hubbard ...

    Unabridged

    14 hours 55 min

    During her sixty-three-year reign, Queen Victoria gathered around herself a household dedicated to her service. For some, royal employment was the defining experience of their lives; for others it came as an unwelcome duty or as a prelude to greater things. Serving Victoria follows the lives of six members of her household, from the governess to the royal children, from her maid of honor to her ... Read more

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    Wait for Me!

    Memoirs

    by Deborah Mitford, Duchess of Devonshire ...
    Narrated by Anne Flosnik ...

    Unabridged

    14 hours 18 min

    Deborah Mitford, Duchess of Devonshire, is the youngest of the famously witty brood that includes the writers Jessica and Nancy, who wrote when Deborah was born, "How disgusting of the poor darling to go and be a girl." Deborah's effervescent memoir Wait for Me! chronicles her remarkable life, from an eccentric but happy childhood in the Oxfordshire countryside, to tea with Adolf Hitler and her ... Read more

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    Mrs. Astor Regrets

    The Hidden Betrayals of a Family Beyond Reproach

    by Meryl Gordon ...
    Narrated by Lorna Raver ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 41 min

    The fate of Brooke Astor, the endearing philanthropist with the storied name, has generated worldwide headlines since her grandson Philip sued his father in 2006, alleging mistreatment of Brooke. And shortly after her death in 2007, Anthony Marshall, Mrs. Astor's only child, was indicted on charges of looting her estate. Rarely has there been a story with such an appealing heroine, conjuring up a ... Read more

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