Anne de Courcy

There was no fairy tale ending for the lovely Gladys Deacon

Everyone who was anyone fell for the future Duchess of Marlborough — yet she died a lonely recluse, forgotten by all except Hugo Vickers

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  • The Sphinx: The Life of Gladys Deacon — Duchess of Marlborough

    Hugo Vickers

    Hodder & Stoughton, pp. 400, £25

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