The glorious Guinness girls / Emily Hourican
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TextPublisher: New York, NY : Grand Central Publishing, 2021Copyright date: ©2020Edition: First U.S.editionDescription: viii, 405 pages ; 20 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781538720233; 153872023XSubject(s): London (England) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction | London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction | Ireland -- History -- War of Independence, 1919-1921 -- FictionGenre/Form: Historical fiction. | Historical fiction. DDC classification: 823/.92 Summary: "Aileen. Maureen. Oonagh. The private lives of the Glorious Guinness Girls fascinated a nation. But privilege always has its price... Granddaughters of the first Earl of Iveagh, the three daughters of Ernest Guinness are glamorous society girls, the toast of Dublin and London. Darlings of the press, with not a care in the world. But what beautiful ruins lie behind the glass of their privileged worlds? Inspired by fascinating real events and a remarkable true story, from the turmoil of Ireland's War of Independence to the brittle glamour of 1920s London, this dramatic, richly textured reading group novel takes us into the heart of a beautiful but often painful hidden world"-- Provided by publisher
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"Aileen. Maureen. Oonagh. The private lives of the Glorious Guinness Girls fascinated a nation. But privilege always has its price... Granddaughters of the first Earl of Iveagh, the three daughters of Ernest Guinness are glamorous society girls, the toast of Dublin and London. Darlings of the press, with not a care in the world. But what beautiful ruins lie behind the glass of their privileged worlds? Inspired by fascinating real events and a remarkable true story, from the turmoil of Ireland's War of Independence to the brittle glamour of 1920s London, this dramatic, richly textured reading group novel takes us into the heart of a beautiful but often painful hidden world"-- Provided by publisher
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