The Glitter and the Gold
by Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan
Taste attributes: biographydocumentaryhistoricalfresh & originalrealisticlinearfish out of water/culture clashempowerment/personal growthhuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeA realistic, inventive biography, otherwise balanced. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
This book is so much fun. If you're interested in the history of the upper class in the US or England, it is well worth checking this book out. Parts of it are laugh-out-loud funny, such as the description of dinner with the Duke; others are edge-of-your-seat exciting, such has her escape from the oncoming Germans in WWI; and others are just poignant, such as some of the anecdotes from her childhood.
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- Author
- Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan
- Published
- 1952
- Pages
- 304
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- Open Library
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