{"product_id":"american-lady-the-life-of-susan-mary-alsop-paperback","title":"American Lady: The Life of Susan Mary Alsop - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCaroline de Margerie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFrances Fitzgerald\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eChristopher Murray\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe fascinating story of one of the grand dames of Georgetown society and a true Washington insider\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHenry Kissinger once remarked that more agreements were concluded in the living room of Susan Mary Alsop than in the White House. A descendent of Founding Father John Jay, Susan Mary was an American aristocrat whose first marriage gave her full access to post-war diplomatic social life in Paris. There, her circle of friends included Winston Churchill, Isaiah Berlin, Evelyn Waugh, and Christian Dior, among other luminaries, and she had a passionate love affair with British ambassador Duff Cooper. During the golden years of John F. Kennedy's presidency--after she had married the powerful journalist Joe Alsop--her Washington home was a gathering place for everyone of importance, including Katharine Graham, Robert McNamara, and Henry Kissinger. Dubbed \"the second lady of Camelot,\" she hosted dinner parties that were the epitome of political power and social arrival, bringing together the movers and shakers not just of the United States, but of the world. Featuring an introduction by Susan Mary Alsop's goddaughter Frances FitzGerald, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Lady\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating chronicle of a woman who witnessed, as Nancy Mitford once said, \"history on the boil.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaroline de Margerie\u003c\/b\u003e, a former diplomat, is a member of the Conseil d'Etat, the supreme administrative court in France. She lives in Paris. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Murray\u003c\/b\u003e is an American translator and musicologist based in Paris. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrances FitzGerald\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several nonfiction works, including the Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning \u003ci\u003eFire in the Lake\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in New York City.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 24, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49136519348376,"sku":"9780143124139","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/MGVSrq1EqR9780143124139.webp?v=1779331974","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/american-lady-the-life-of-susan-mary-alsop-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}