{"product_id":"2026200011614-secondhand-poor-little-rich-girl-the-life-and-legend-of-barbara-hutton","title":"Poor Little Rich Girl: The Life And Legend Of Barbara Hutton","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Wear and tear with damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe 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.\n\nHeymann, 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 Drawing on interviews, private correspondence, and previously unpublished documents, he constructs a portrait that is simultaneously sympathetic and unsettling, refusing to reduce his subject to mere tabloid spectacle.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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130832265435,"sku":"2026200011614-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/771af28a-e72a-472c-a4c1-d93a9e96014a.png?v=1786590820","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200011614-secondhand-poor-little-rich-girl-the-life-and-legend-of-barbara-hutton","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}