La Grande Therese: The Greatest Swindle of the Century by Hilary Spurling
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La Grande Therese
Summary
At the turn of the 20th century, Therese Humbert was one of the most powerful women in France. But it was a hoax. Finally exposed in 1902, she was found to own one button and one Italian lira. This is the story of the rise and fall of a poor French peasant woman.
La Grande Therese Summary
About Hilary Spurling
Hilary Spurling won the Whitbread Biography and Book of the Year 2005 for her biography of Henri Matisse, the product of 15 years' work. Her biography of Ivy Compton-Burnett won the Heinemann and Duff Cooper prizes. She has been a theatre and book critic for the Spectator, Observer and Telegraph, and lives in London.
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GOR002768313
9781861971326
186197132X
La Grande Therese: The Greatest Swindle of the Century by Hilary Spurling
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Profile Books Ltd
1999-08-23
128
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