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This definitive biography of the legendary fashion journalist and media mogul follows her journey from the trendy fashion scene of swinging 1960s London to becoming the editor-in-chief of Vogue magazine.

Audrey Burke is reeling from the shock of the news that has just been delivered to her door by the local police - her husband, Brian, had been killed in a random act of violence. Once anchored by the love and comforts of their marriage, Audrey is...

"When George Washington was elected president, he ... left behind his beloved Mount Vernon to serve in Philadelphia, the temporary seat of the nation's capital ... In setting up his household he took Tobias Lear, his celebrated secretary, and nine...

"Two pairs of siblings, devotees of Jane Austen, find their lives transformed by a visit to England and Sir Francis Austen, her last surviving brother and keeper of a long-suppressed, secret legacy. In Boston, 1865, Charlotte and Henrietta...

"In 1955, Vivien Lowry is facing the greatest challenge of her life. Her latest play ... has opened in the West End to rapturous applause from the audience. The reviewers, however, are not as impressed as the playgoers, and their savage notices...