American Duchess: A Novel of Consuelo Vanderbilt Free Audiobook Download by Karen Harper

The novel is set in early 20th century America. Consuelo Vanderbilt, the youngest daughter of millionaire Cornelius Vanderbilt, struggles with her mother's attempts to shape her into a proper young woman from an early age. The novel takes place in New York City and Washington D.C., and follows Consuelo's life from age 15 until she turns 28.

Consuelo Vanderbilt's life was not an easy one and much of her family's fortune had been squandered. She was forced to marry a man who controlled her every move and eventually divorced him, only to be sent to live with distant relatives in Brazil. But there she finally found true happiness, until it came time for her to pass on the American Duchess legacy.

The American Duchess: A Novel of Consuelo Vanderbilt by Karen Harper is a fascinating and informative biographical novel that details the life of America's first royal duchess and the Vanderbilt family. The narrator is Ann Marie Gideon, who does an amazing job with her different accents making every character unique.

The year is 1926, and America Duchess is a young woman living in the most luxurious mansion in New York City. Her father has promised she will have anything she wants if she becomes engaging enough to bring men to the house. Meanwhile, her mother craves recognition and aspires to be a renowned philanthropist. While America spends her days entertaining, her mother plots against society with an eye on raising her family's social status.

In America Duchess, she learns the ways of society in America from the Duchess Consuelo Vanderbilt. This novel tells a story about the life of Consuelo and how she eventually becomes one of America's most influential women. She is 'branded by an indelible mark of glory' that takes her from the gilded walls of Spain to become a world-famous fashion icon and one of her country's top socialites.

The third book in Harper's American Duchess series, American Duchess: A Novel of Consuelo Vanderbilt tells the story of one woman who changed her life and America's when she married a duke. Harper follows the story of Consuelo Vanderbilt with a focus on how she became heir to the family fortune and stately home, Astor Court. It was here that she was living as Duchess in exile while her daughter-in-law controlled her household. The only way for her to be independent of her daughter-in-law would be if she could find a new husband and run away with him.