ANNE DE COURCY is the author of many widely acclaimed works of social history and biography, including 1939: THE LAST SEASON, MARGOT AT WAR, THE FISHING FLEET, THE VICEROY'S DAUGHTERS and DEBS AT WAR. Her books DIANA MOSLEY and SNOWDON: THE BIOGRAPHY were turned into television documentaries, while THE HUSBAND HUNTERS has been optioned for a feature film. She lives in London and Gloucestershire.
"Praise for The Husband Hunters: Editor's Choice, New York Times ""[The American heiresses] were just what was needed to shake the cocktail and bring some pizazz to the party. De Courcy conjures it all with skill."" --New York Times Book Review ""A true account of the women who inspired Downton Abbey... [de Courcy explores] what life was like for them after their moves and the clash of cultures that ensued.""--Vanity Fair ""A highly readable social history that contains all the juicy drama of a primetime soap opera. --Kirkus Reviews ""Vanderbilts, Astors, Churchills, Marlboroughs; diamonds, tiaras, yachts, mansions; all are documented in glorious detail and should satisfy those readers with insatiable thirst for all things peerage.""--Booklist ""Fascinating...enough glitz and glamour to enthrall those who couldn't get enough of the recent royal nuptials.""--Publishers Weekly Witty and well researched, Anne de Courcy brings to colorful, dramatic life these dollar princesses whose vast fortunes propelled them to glittering trans-Atlantic marriages that captivated international society.--Daisy Goodwin, New York Times bestselling author of The Fortune Hunter ""Anne de Courcy has a sharp instinct for absurdity and there is much of that in this entertaining book."" - Anne Sebba, Literary Review"