For daughters of the new American billionaires of the 19th century, it was the ultimate deal: marriage to a cash-strapped British Aristocrat in return for a title and social status. But money didn't always buy them happiness. — Daisy Goodwin Copy Share Image
“Bloody Men Bloody men are like bloody buses— You wait for about a year— And as soon as one approaches your stop Two or… — Daisy Goodwin Copy Share Image
“Love Poem Sharing one umbrella We have to hold each other Round the waist to keep together. You ask me why I’m smiling —… — Daisy Goodwin Copy Share Image
“She knew that people generally behaved only as well as they had to.” — Daisy Goodwin Copy Share Image
Duets are not about individual skill but about the relationship between the two players. — Daisy Goodwin Copy Share Image
“She longed for a letter that was for her and her alone, a letter which would give her some glimpse into his heart.” — Daisy Goodwin Copy Share Image
“But it was better to know of it than to see it in its daily monotony.” — Daisy Goodwin Copy Share Image
“The first thing to realize is that it is is a country that is still being imagined. Here every patch of earth has a… — Daisy Goodwin Copy Share Image
The English were infuriating. Everything was designed to put an outsider at a disadvantage. If you had to ask, you didn't belong. — Daisy Goodwin Copy Share Image
“I told you, you're my black pearl. When i first set eyes on you in the servant's hall I thought you were the most… — Daisy Goodwin Copy Share Image
For daughters of the new American billionaires of the 19th century, it was the ultimate deal: marriage to a cash-strapped British Aristocrat in return… — Daisy Goodwin Copy Share Image
“...when I see you here amidst all this, I realise that I proposed to a very small part of you. I thought I was… — Daisy Goodwin Copy Share Image
