Five Sisters: The Langhornes of Virginia

The beautiful Langhorne sisters lived at the pinnacle of society from the end of the Civil War through the Second World War. Born in Virginia to a family impoverished by the Civil War, Lizzie, Irene, Nancy, Phyllis, and Nora eventually made their way across two continents, leaving rich husbands, fame, adoration, and scandal in their wake. At the center of the story is Nancy, who married Waldorf Astor, one of the richest men in the world. Heroic, hilarious, magnetically charming, and a bully, Nancy became Britain's first female MP. The beautiful Irene married Charles Dana Gibson and was the model for the Gibson Girl. Phyllis, the author's grandmother, married a famous economist, one of the architects of modern Europe. Author James Fox draws on the sisters' unpublished correspondence to construct an intimate and sweeping account of five extraordinary women at the highest reaches of society.

Author: James Fox
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 05/02/2001
Pages: 496
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.34lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.18w x 1.33d
ISBN13: 9780743200424
ISBN10: 074320042X
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Women
- Biography & Autobiography | Rich & Famous
- Biography & Autobiography | Historical

About the Author
James Fox was born in Washington, D.C., in 1945. He worked as a journalist in Africa, and later at the Sunday Times in London. He is the author of the bestselling White Mischief.