The Husband Hunters
- Author Anne de Courcy
- Narrator Clare Corbett
- Publisher Orion
- Run Time 10 hours and 41 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Collected biographies, History, Social and cultural history.
Titles Purchased
- 1-5
- 6-10
- 11-15
- 16-20
- Over 20
Price p/Title
- €9.95
- €8.95
- €7.95
- €6.95
- €5.95
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What to expect
Anne de Courcy sets the stories of these young women and their families in the context of their times. Based on extensive first-hand research, drawing on diaries, memoirs and letters, this richly entertaining group biography reveals what they thought of their new lives in England - and what England thought of them.
Read by Clare Corbett
(p) Orion Publishing Group 2017
Critics Review
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An acidly funny account of the unholy alliance between eye-wateringly rich and socially ambitious American women and a clutch of impoverished British peers … the extravagant ostentation that de Courcy serves up in her delectably gossip-filled book is of the sort that modern-day oligarchs still revere. Think fin-de-siecle trashy… Lively, shrewd and fresh as a gilded rose, de Courcy’s book is her best yet. I can’t wait to read it again
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH -
This is a sparkling and richly entertaining account of an intriguing and unusual culture clash
THE MAIL ON SUNDAY -
(A) hugely entertaining chronicle of cash for coronets
THE SPECTATOR -
Anne de Courcy has written the definitive account of the real-life buccaneers … de Courcy argues with conviction that it wasn’t simply about money. Englishmen found the dollar princesses irresistible and were drawn to their vitality, social ease and lack of stuffiness … De Courcy is excellent on the cultural clashes between the Americans and British
THE TIMES -
To both serious social historians and Downtonish aristo-fanciers it will be pure catnip. The book is well written and full of detail
TLS -
De Courcy is a spirited writer who has thoroughly researched her subject
SUNDAY EXPRESS
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