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Perfect for fans of the Emmy Award-winning series Downton Abbey, whose creator, Julian Fellowes, raved that Sisters of Fortune is "absolutely fascinating"--a real-life Jane Austen story, that follows the fabulous Caton sisters, the first American heiresses to take Europe by storm.

Based on intimate and previously unpublished letters written by the sisters, this is a portrait of four lively and fashionable women in early nineteenth century America. Much of it is told in their own voices as they gossip about prominent people of their time, advise family members on political and financial strategy, soothe each other's sorrows, and rejoice in each other's triumphs.

Descended from one of the nation's founding fathers and raised to be educated, independent, and opinionated young women, Marianne, Bess, Louisa, and Emily Caton traveled to England in 1816 and won coveted places at the highest levels of Regency society by virtue of their charm, intelligence, and great beauty. An unusual, remarkable true story of money, love, and life at the top, Sisters of Fortune is a romantic family history and an inside look at the adventures of America's original blue-blooded girls.

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  • Title Sisters of Fortune: America's Caton Sisters at Home and Abroad
  • Author Jehanne Wake
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 432
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Touchstone Books, New York, New York
  • Publication date 2012-02
  • ISBN 9781451607635 / 1451607636
  • Weight 1.05 lbs (0.48 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 1 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 2.54 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
    • Cultural Region: Mid-Atlantic
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
  • Category Biography / Autobiography
  • Dewey Decimal Code 920.72

About the author

Jehanne Wake graduated from Oxford University and is the author of the biography "Princess Louise, Queen Victoria's Unconventional Daughter." She lives in London. Visit her website at JehanneWake.com.
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