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The American Heiress

The American Heiress

A Novel

by Daisy Goodwin
Paperback
Publication Date: 04/08/2015

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Enter a world in which American millionaires marry British aristocrats-in return for title and social status-and discover why this blockbuster bestselling novel continues to enchant millions of readers.


Be careful what you wish for...
Newport heiress Cora Cash-beautiful, spirited, and the richest girl in the country-is the closest thing that American society has to a princess in 1893. But her mother wants more, and whisks Cora away to England for the one thing money can't get a woman in the States: a title.

When it comes to love
Cora makes a dazzling impression on English society-followed by a brilliant match-but finds the chill in the air of magnificent ancestral homes is not solely due to the lack of central heating. Faced with the traps and betrayals of an old-world aristocracy that can trip up even the most charming, accomplished outsider, can Cora grow from a spoiled rich girl into a woman of substance?

Witty, moving, and brilliantly entertaining, Daisy Goodwin'sThe American Heiress marks the debut of a glorious storyteller who brings a fresh new spirit to the world of Edith Wharton and Henry James.


"Superior...shrewd, spirited historical romance."-Kirkus Reviews(starred review)

"Vibrant. . .archly entertaining."-Janet Maslin,The New York Times

ISBN:
9781250068347
9781250068347
Category:
Historical Fiction
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
04-08-2015
Language:
English
Publisher:
St. Martin's Press
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
172.72x108.46x32.77mm
Weight:
0.21kg
Daisy Goodwin

Daisy Goodwin, creator and screenwriter of the Masterpiece presentation Victoria on PBS, is also the author of the novel Victoria, as well as the New York Times bestsellers The American Heiress and The Fortune Hunter.

She attended Columbia University's film school as a Harkness scholar after earning a degree in history at Cambridge University, and was chair of the judging panel of the 2010 Orange Prize for Fiction. She lives in London.

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