The First Duke ofMarlborough (1650–1722) was a soldier of such genius that a lavish palace,Blenheim, was built to honor his triumphs. Succeeding generations of Churchillssometimes achieved distinction
When Amelia Earhart mysteriously disappeared in 1937 during her attempted flight around the world, she was already known as America's most famous female aviator. Her sense of daring and determination
The Riviera Set reveals the story of the group of people who lived, partied, bed-hopped and politicked at the Château de l'Horizon near Cannes, over the course of forty years from the time when Coco C
The first Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722) was a soldier of such genius that a lavish palace, Blenheim, was built to honor his triumphs. Succeeding generations of Churchills sometimes achieved distinct
From the author of The Sisters, a chronicle of the most brutal, turbulent, and exuberant period of England's history. Bess Hardwick, the fifth daughter of an impoverished Derbyshire nobleman, did not
From the acclaimed biographer of The Sisters, the story of one of the most remarkable women of the 19th century, who traveled far and wide on a quest for true love Produced from Jane Digby's diaries,
Their marriage was both improbable and inevitable. Isabel Arundell was a schoolgirl, the scion of England's most distinguished Catholic family. When she first saw him while walking at a seaside resor
A portrait of the successful career and tempestuous private life of Beryl Markham draws on personal papers and interviews to reveal her turbulent relationships with three husbands and diverse lovers,
The Mitford girls were probably the most spectacular sister act of the twentieth century."--Vogue This is the story of a close, loving family splintered by the violent ideologies of Europe between th
