A
TRUE STORY OF
LIES,
BEAUTY AND BLACKMAIL IN VICTORIAN LONDON
_________________________ Madame Rachel had everything. A Mayfair address; the title of 'purveyor to Her Majesty the Queen'; a shop full of exotic, expensive creams and potions; and a clientele of the aristocratic, the rich - and the gullible. Little did they suspect that Madame Rachel had once been a poor fish-fryer in a disease-ridden, grubby corner of Victorian London.
Her shop in New Bond Street lured her wealthy clients in their droves, enticed by the promise of eternal beauty. What they found there was a con-woman and fraudster who made a career out of lies, treachery and the desperate hopes of women wanting to be 'beautiful for ever'. Beautiful For Ever is a thrilling tale of love affairs, scandal, blackmail, high-profile court cases, suicide and fraud, with the extraordinary Madame Rachel right at the centre of it all.
| ISBN: | 9780099570134 |
| Publication date: | 3rd May 2012 |
| Author: | Helen Rappaport |
| Publisher: | Vintage an imprint of Vintage Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 320 pages |
| Genres: |
Biography: historical, political and military Hospitality and service industries |
A TRUE STORY OF LIES, BEAUTY AND BLACKMAIL IN VICTORIAN LONDON _________________________ Madame Rachel had everything. A Mayfair address; the title of 'purveyor to Her Majesty the Queen'; a shop full of exotic, expensive creams and potions; and a clientele of the aristocratic, the rich - and the gullible.
Beautiful For Ever features in the following genres: Biography: historical, political and military, Hospitality and service industries
Paperback. £14.39, down from the £15.99 cover price. Print on Demand / Special Order.
Beautiful For Ever was written by Helen Rappaport and published by Vintage an imprint of Vintage Publishing
Beautiful For Ever has 320 pages
£14.39, reduced from £15.99. Print on Demand / Special Order.