The Beauty of Her Age by Jenifer Roberts

The Beauty of Her Age by Jenifer Roberts

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The story of a French ballerina who became richer than the Queen. Jenifer Roberts unearths this fascinating story of sex, scandal and money, and proves that truth really can be stranger than fiction.

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The Beauty of Her Age by Jenifer Roberts

The story of a French ballerina who became richer than the Queen. Jenifer Roberts unearths this fascinating story of sex, scandal and money, and proves that truth really can be stranger than fiction.
‘A fascinating study of the power of money in nineteenth-century society’ -- Julian Fellowes
Previous books by Jenifer Roberts include 'Fitz: The Colonial Adventures of James Edward FitzGerald' (2014); 'The Madness of Queen Maria' (2009 and in Portuguese translation 2012); and 'Glass: The Strange History of the Lyne Stephens Fortune' (2003). She writes for 'History Today' magazine and lives in a seventeenth century farmhouse in Wiltshire with her husband and a rescue dog.
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ISBN 13 9781445677194
ISBN 10 1445677199
Title The Beauty of Her Age
Author Jenifer Roberts
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Amberley Publishing
Year published 2018-02-15
Number of pages 288
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.