Beschreibung
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. Her clientele were aristocratic, rich - and gullible.
This is the true story of Madame Rachel who began life as a poor fish fryer in a disease-ridden, grubby corner of Victorian London. She ended up with a shop in New Bond Street, where her wealthy clients came in their droves, lured 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 Everis 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.
Autorenportrait
Helen Rappaport is an historian and Russianist with a specialism in the Victorians and revolutionary Russia. Her books includeEkaterinburg: The Last Days of the Romanovs,NoPlace for Ladies: The Untold Story of Women in the Crimean War,andMagnificent Obsession: Victoria, Albert and the death that changed the monarchy, as well asBeautiful For Ever: Madame Rachel of Bond Street - Cosmetician, Con-Artist and Blackmailer.She lives in West Dorset.
Schlagzeile
The scandalous tale of Madame Rachel - celebrated beautician to the rich and famous of Victorian London, con-artist and convicted blackmailer.
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