Fortune's Daughters - The Extravagent Lives of the Jerome Sisters - Jennie Churchill, Clara Frewin and Leonie Leslie

The story of the three Jerome sisters is one of love, glamour and money in equal measure. Born to a New York stockbroker and his extravagent wife, Jennie, Clara and Leonie were provided with every advantage, Jennie Jerome married Randolph Churchill, younger son of the Duke of Marlborough and became Winston's mother. Clara was romanced by Moreton Frewen, who had already gambled his capital away, while Leonie married into the Leslies, a distinguished Irish family. Jehoe's immaculately researched book brings the three sisters - and their quest for true love and happiness - sparkling into life...