Mary S Lovell

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1) Straight on till morning: the biography of Beryl Markham

Author

Lovell, Mary S

Series

G.K. Hall large print book

Language

English

Formats

Book, Large Print

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A portrait of the successful career and tempestuous private life of Beryl Markham draws on personal papers and interviews to reveal her turbulent relationships with three husbands and diverse lovers, and her work as a horse trainer and pilot.

2) The Riviera set: glitz, glamour, and the hidden world of high society

Author

Lovell, Mary S

Pub. Date

2017.

Edition

First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.

Language

English

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The Riviera Set reveals the story of the group of people who lived, partied, bed-hopped and politicked at the Château de l'Horizon near Cannes, over the course of forty years from the time when Coco Chanel made southern French tans fashionable in the twenties to the death of the playboy Prince Aly Khan in 1960. At the heart of dynamic group was the amazing Maxine Elliott, the daughter of a fisherman from Connecticut, who built the beautiful art deco...

3) The Churchills: in love and war

Author

Lovell, Mary S

Language

English

Formats

Book, Audiobook CD

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The first Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722) was a soldier of such genius that a lavish palace, Blenheim, was built to honor his triumphs. Succeeding generations of Churchills sometimes achieved distinction but also included profligates and womanizers, and were saddled with the ruinous upkeep of Blenheim. The family fortunes were revived in the nineteenth century by the huge dowries of New York society beauties Jennie Jerome (Winston's mother) and Consuelo...

4) Cast no shadow: the life of the American spy who changed the course of World War II

Author

Lovell, Mary S

Pub. Date

[1992]

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

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The Legend of Betty Pack is simple enough. She was a beautiful American spy recruited first by the British Secret Intelligence Service in 1938 and later by the American OSS. Her method of obtaining information was singular: seduction.

5) The sound of wings: the life of Amelia Earhart

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Lovell, Mary S

Language

English

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This definitive biography of aviation legend Amelia Earhart delivers a brilliantly researched report on Earhart's life--from her tomboy childhood and early fascination with flying to her consuming quest for aviation fame.

6) The sisters: the saga of the Mitford family

Author

Lovell, Mary S

Pub. Date

2002.

Edition

First American edition.

Language

English

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"Fascinating, the way all great family stories are fascinating."—Robert Gottlieb, New York Times Book Review

This is the story of a close, loving family splintered by the violent ideologies of Europe between the world wars. Jessica was a Communist; Debo became the Duchess of Devonshire; Nancy was one of the best-selling novelists of her day; beautiful Diana married the Fascist leader Sir Oswald Mosley; and Unity, a close...