Poor Little Rich Girl: The Life And Legend Of Barbara Hutton
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
She was the original poor little rich girl — heir to the Woolworth fortune, courted by princes, married seven times, and yet profoundly, devastatingly alone. C. David Heymann's Poor Little Rich Girl: The Life and Legend of Barbara Hutton chronicles the turbulent life of one of America's most iconic and tragic socialites, tracing her journey from a gilded but emotionally starved childhood through a series of spectacular marriages, extravagant excess, and ultimate ruin. Set against the glittering backdrops of pre-war Europe, Hollywood, and Tangier, the biography presents a woman whose immense wealth could purchase almost anything — except happiness, stability, or love. Heymann, renowned for his meticulous research and unflinching narrative style, illustrates how Hutton's life served as a mirror to the contradictions of 20th-century American wealth and celebrity culture. Drawing on interviews, private correspondence, and previously unpublished documents, he constructs a portrait that is simultaneously sympathetic and unsettling, refusing to reduce his subject to mere tabloid spectacle. Poor Little Rich Girl stands as a landmark work of American biography — one that leaves the reader questioning whether Barbara Hutton was a victim of her fortune, or of the world that never let her forget it.
Author: C. David Heymann
Format: Hardback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
She was the original poor little rich girl — heir to the Woolworth fortune, courted by princes, married seven times, and yet profoundly, devastatingly alone. C. David Heymann's Poor Little Rich Girl: The Life and Legend of Barbara Hutton chronicles the turbulent life of one of America's most iconic and tragic socialites, tracing her journey from a gilded but emotionally starved childhood through a series of spectacular marriages, extravagant excess, and ultimate ruin. Set against the glittering backdrops of pre-war Europe, Hollywood, and Tangier, the biography presents a woman whose immense wealth could purchase almost anything — except happiness, stability, or love. Heymann, renowned for his meticulous research and unflinching narrative style, illustrates how Hutton's life served as a mirror to the contradictions of 20th-century American wealth and celebrity culture. Drawing on interviews, private correspondence, and previously unpublished documents, he constructs a portrait that is simultaneously sympathetic and unsettling, refusing to reduce his subject to mere tabloid spectacle. Poor Little Rich Girl stands as a landmark work of American biography — one that leaves the reader questioning whether Barbara Hutton was a victim of her fortune, or of the world that never let her forget it.