The American adventuress : a novel
(Large Print)
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Published
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2022.
ISBN
9798885780810
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Addison Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult Books | LT FIC GORTNER C. | On Shelf |
Oak Brook Public Library - Adult Large Print Fiction | LP GORTNER | On Shelf |
Tinley Park Public Library - 1st Floor | LARGE TYPE FICTION GORTNER, C.W. | On Shelf |
Woodridge Public Library - Large Type | LT FICTION GORTNER | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Americans -- Great Britain -- Fiction.
Aristocracy (Social class) -- Fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Churchill, Randolph Spencer, -- Lady, -- 1854-1921 -- Fiction.
Churchill, Winston, -- 1874-1965 -- Fiction.
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Heiresses -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Large print books.
Mothers and sons -- Fiction.
Women -- Fiction.
Aristocracy (Social class) -- Fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Churchill, Randolph Spencer, -- Lady, -- 1854-1921 -- Fiction.
Churchill, Winston, -- 1874-1965 -- Fiction.
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Heiresses -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Large print books.
Mothers and sons -- Fiction.
Women -- Fiction.
More Details
Published
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2022.
Format
Large Print
Physical Desc
587 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9798885780810
Notes
Description
"No one writes bright, bold, bad, and beautiful women of history like C.W. Gortner, and he outdoes himself with his latest heroine: Jennie Jerome, American heiress, royal mistress, and mother of Winston Churchill. The American Adventuress shines on every page with Jennie's irrepressible thirst for adventure, love, and everything else life has to offer!" -- Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code The story of Jennie Jerome Churchill, mother of Winston, a New York born heiress who always lived life on her own terms. Daughter of New York financier Leonard Jerome, Jennie was born into wealth--and scandal. Upon her parents' separation, her mother took Jennie and her sisters to Paris, where Mrs. Jerome was determined to marry her daughters into the most elite families. The glamorous city became their tumultuous finishing school until it fell to revolt. Fleeing to Queen Victoria's England, Jennie soon caught the eye of aristocrat Randolph Spencer-Churchill, son of the Duke of Marlborough, one of Britain's loftiest peers. It was love at first sight, their unconventional marriage driven by mutual ambition and the birth of two sons. Undeterred by premature widowhood or society's rigid expectations, Jennie brashly carried on a lifelong intimate friendship with Edward, Prince of Wales--a notorious bon vivant--and had two later marriages to younger men. When her son Winston launched his brilliant political career, Jennie guided him to success, his most vocal and valuable supporter. By turns scandalous, tragic, and exciting, Jennie Jerome lived an unconventional life full of defiance--one that enshrined her as an American adventuress"--,Provided by publisher.
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LARGE PRINT
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Gortner, C. W. (2022). The American adventuress: a novel (Large print edition.). Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gortner, C. W.. 2022. The American Adventuress: A Novel. Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gortner, C. W.. The American Adventuress: A Novel Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gortner, C. W.. The American Adventuress: A Novel Large print edition., Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2022.
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