Queens of Society: Six Extraordinary Society Hostesses Between the Wars

For fans of Downton Abbey and The Gilded Age, Queens of Society explores the lives of six remarkable women who made careers out of being society hostesses—and in doing so, brought about a form of social revolution.

In the aristocratic circles of early twentieth-century London, the company was as starched as the tablecloths. But a revolution was on the horizon, in the form of six remarkable society hostesses who would change the political, social, and cultural landscape of Britain forever.

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