A very entertaining look at the real Downton Abbey -- Highclere Castle -- and one of the countesses that lived there. Almina Wombwell was pretty, but also very wealthy. Where it gets unusual is who Almina's real father was -- Alfred de Rothschild, and his wealth is what got Almina accepted by Englan...
My husband bought me the two Highclere Castle books written by the current Countess of Carnarvon for Christmas because I am a fan of the TV show Downton Abbey. Being a fan of the show and with this book being set overlapping the same time period as the show, I expected an interesting and similar por...
Having recently become a fan of the television series Downton Abbey I was curious to find out a little more about the “real” Downton Abbey. This book satisfied my curiosity but only to a certain extent. For me, it started off well but then went into a little too much detail (for my taste) in descr...
Please read my full review here: http://mwgerard.com/books-for-christmas/
I received this book courtesy of the publisher for reviewing purposes.Though certainly fascinating and well-researched, I wasn't able to connect with this book. I likely would have enjoyed it more if I had read the previous installment before starting this one. I may purchase the book and try again ...
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