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The American Adventuress

by C. W. Gortner

First published 2022

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Jennie Jerome grows up between wealthy New York and imperial Paris before revolution drives her family to Britain. Her rapid marriage to Lord Randolph Churchill brings her into the aristocracy, political society and the circle of the future Edward VII. Jennie supports Randolph’s turbulent career, raises two sons and later becomes an important advocate for Winston Churchill as he enters public life. Widowhood does not end her search for independence: she travels, writes and marries twice more. The novel presents a transatlantic life shaped by money, reputation, political ambition and resistance to the expectations placed on Victorian and Edwardian women.

Historical Periods

Edwardian Society1901–1914 CE Gilded Age Americac. 1870–1900 CE

Genres

Biographical Fiction Court & Political Fiction Social & Domestic Fiction

Historical people

Winston Churchill1874–1965 Edward VII1841–1910 Jennie Churchill1854–1921 Lord Randolph Churchill1849–1895

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