La Grande Therese : The Greatest Scandal of the Century
Hilary Spurling Chronicles the life of ThTrFse Humbert, the fabled "billionaire's daughter," covering her rise from peasant status to high society salon doyenne, and citing the carefully fabricated illusions she wove around herself in order to rise to power.
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NonfictionHistoryBiographyCrimeFranceBiography Memoir
132 Pages