The author of the bestselling "White Mischief" tells the story of the beautiful Langhorne sisters who lived at the center of high and powerful society from the end of the Civil War through World War II. of photos.

Contents

The Cast of Characters

The Langhorne Family Tree

1 The Langhornes

2 Mr. Langhorne's Rock

3 Mrs. Langhorne's Violet Lunch

4 Mr. Shaw and Mr. Brooks

5 Going Back in the Boats

6 Nancy and the Astors

7 Nancy the Good

8 Conquering Society

9 The Marriage of Nora

10 The Returning Pilgrim

11 Phyllis and the Captain

12 Bright Young Men

13 Fly Sickness

14 Outbreak of War

15 Trenches

16 Dear Mr. Brand

17 The Men in the Room

18 Writing from School

19 The Right Honourable Nancy Astor, MP

20 Nancy the Ringmaster

21 The Boy Problem

22 Nora's Garden of Roses

23 Winkie and the Jazz Age

24 Nancy to Moscow, Bobbie to Jail

25 Papa Wants a Little Gun

26 Scott Fitzgerald's Intimate Strangers

27 A Shovel in the Post

28 Alone in the Universe

29 Cockburn's "Cliveden Set"

30 Fort Augustus

Acknowledgments

Bibliography

Index