{"product_id":"queen-bees-six-brilliant-and-extraordinary-society-hostesses-between-the-wars-a-spectacle-of-celebrity-talent-and-burning-ambition-9781473618022","title":"Queen Bees: Six Brilliant and Extraordinary Society Hostesses Between the Wars - A Spectacle of Celebrity, Talent, and Burning Ambition","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQueen Bees: Six Brilliant and Extraordinary Society Hostesses Between the Wars - A Spectacle of Celebrity, Talent, and Burning Ambition\u003c\/strong\u003e by Siân Evans. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781473618022.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the aftermath of the First World War, the previously strict hierarchies of the British class system were weakened. For a number of ambitious, spirited women, this was the chance they needed to slip through the cracks and take their place at the top of society as the great hostesses of the time. In an age when the place of women was uncertain, becoming a hostess was not a chore, but a career choice, and though some of the hostesses backgrounds were surprisingly humble, their aspirations were anything but. During the inter-war years these extraordinary women ruled over London society from their dining tables - entertaining everyone from the Mosleys to the Mitfords, from millionaires to maharajahs, from film stars to royalty - and their influence can still be felt today. Great Hostesses looks at the lives of six of these remarkable women, including Lady Astor, who went on to become the first female MP, and Mrs Greville, who cultivated relationships with Edward VII, as well as Lady Londonderry, Lady Cunard, Laura Corrigan and Lady Colefax.\n\nWritten with wit, verve and heart, Great Hostesses is the story of a society on the brink of revolution, and the extraordinary women who helped it happen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44977063428149,"sku":"ByrdShop_1473618029","price":52.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781473618022_50d0eabc-aa7f-4ac1-b092-76ad0df0577d.jpg?v=1778929696","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/queen-bees-six-brilliant-and-extraordinary-society-hostesses-between-the-wars-a-spectacle-of-celebrity-talent-and-burning-ambition-9781473618022","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}