Jehanne Wake
Jehanne Wake | |
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Born | 1966 (age 57–58) |
Occupation | Biographer |
Language | English |
Nationality | British |
Notable works | Princess Louise: Queen Victoria’s Unconventional Daughter (1988), Sisters of Fortune, America’s Caton Sisters at Home and Abroad (2010) |
Jehanne Deirdre Alexandra Wake (née Williams) is a British
Queen Victoria, and of the four early American Caton sisters known as "the American graces",[1] amongst other books.[2]
Life
Jehanne Wake had an international upbringing before she studied
investment bankers in the City of London. She is married and lives with her family in West London.[3]
Works
Wake is the author of several
Prince Albert
(BBC). Her books to date include:
Her latest book, Sisters of Fortune, published in August 2010, is a biography of four American heiresses, Marianne, Bess, Louisa and Emily Caton.Baltimore, Maryland.[5]
Bibliography
- Princess Louise: Queen Victoria’s Unconventional Daughter, ISBN 9780002170765
- Kleinwort, Benson: The History of Two Families in Banking. Oxford University Press. 1997. ISBN 978-0-19-828299-0.
- Thwaites: The Life and Times of Daniel ISBN 9781904244462
- Beyond The Banking Hall, A History of the Kleinwort Family, Sutton Publishing, 2000, OCLC 52713165
- Sisters of Fortune: America's Caton Sisters at Home and Abroad. Simon & Schuster. 28 February 2012.
References
- ^ Shrine of Saint Anthony: Faith at Folly Quarter, [1], [2] Archived 3 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 8 Sep 2011.
- ^ About Jehanne, [3], 2010.
- ^ 2011 Annapolis Book Festival: Ladies Ahead of Their Time, Jehanne Wake, [4], 9 April 2011.
- ^ Caroline Davidson Literary Agency: Jehanne Wake, Books by this Author, [5], 2010.
- ^ Jehanne Wake. 2010. Sisters of Fortune, America’s Caton Sisters at Home and Abroad. London: Chatto & Windus. 394 pp.
- ^ "Sisters of Fortune: First American Heiresses by Jehanne Wake". www.thesundaytimes.co.uk. The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ Sebba, Anne (August 2010). "'They Adore Titles..'". Literary Review. Retrieved 3 August 2016.