{"product_id":"sian-evans-queen-bees-2016-hardback","title":"Sian Evans: Queen Bees [2016] hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'SO ENTERTAINING'\u003ci\u003e The Times\u003c\/i\u003e | 'A FASCINATING ACCOUNT' \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'GLORIOUSLY GOSSIPY' \u003ci\u003eRed Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e | 'IRRESISTIBLE AND WITTY' \u003ci\u003eWoman \u0026amp; Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eQueen Bees\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003elooks at the lives of six remarkable women who made careers out of being \u003cb\u003eBritish society hostesses between the wars\u003c\/b\u003e, including \u003cb\u003eLady Astor\u003c\/b\u003e, who went on to become the first female MP, and \u003cb\u003eMrs Greville\u003c\/b\u003e, who cultivated relationships with Edward VII, as well as \u003cb\u003eLady Londonderry, Lady Cunard, Laura Corrigan\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eLady Colefax\u003c\/b\u003e. Written with wit, verve and heart, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eQueen Bees \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis the story of a form of societal revolution, and the extraordinary women who helped it happen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the aftermath of the \u003cb\u003eFirst World War\u003c\/b\u003e, the previously strict hierarchies of the \u003cb\u003eBritish class system \u003c\/b\u003ewere weakened. For a number of ambitious, spirited women, this was the chance they needed to slip through the cracks and take their place at the top of society as the great hostesses of the time. In an age when the place of women was uncertain, becoming a hostess was not a chore, but a career choice, and though some of the hostesses' backgrounds were surprisingly humble, their aspirations were anything but. During the inter-war years these extraordinary women ruled over London society from their dining tables and salons - entertaining everyone from the \u003cb\u003eMosleys\u003c\/b\u003e to the \u003cb\u003eMitfords\u003c\/b\u003e, from millionaires to maharajahs, from film stars to royalty - and their influence can still be felt today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Evans, Sian","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":53058173403475,"sku":"9781473618022","price":35.71,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":53058173436243,"sku":"XV81473618022","price":8.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/evans-sian-sian-evans-queen-bees-2016-hardback-1221484209.jpg?v=1771419550","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/sian-evans-queen-bees-2016-hardback","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}