xxiii, 232 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
Note
"Originally published in French as American Lady: Une reporter en gants blancs by Editions Robert Laffont, Paris" -- T.p. verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [201]-220) and index.
Summary
An American aristocrat -- a descendant of founding father John Jay -- Susan Mary Alsop (1918-2004) knew absolutely everyone and brought together the movers and shakers of not just the United States, but the world. In American Lady, the first biography of Susan Mary Alsop, the author reveals the complex and fascinating woman who truly witnessed, in novelist Nancy Mitford's words, "history on the boil."
Contents
The Jays -- On the edge of life -- Paris -- Affairs of the heart -- The age of serenity -- When shadows fall -- At the court of King Jack -- Anatomy of a marriage -- The pleasure of writing -- And night came.