12 must-read biography books like The Mistress of Mayfair: Men, Money and the Marriage of Doris Delevingne by Lyndsy Spence

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The Mistress of Mayfair: Men, Money and the Marriage of Doris Delevingne

By: Lyndsy Spence

3.77

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

The plot could have been inspired by Evelyn Waugh's Vile Bodies, but unlike Waugh's novel – which p…

If you liked the biography plot in The Mistress of Mayfair: Men, Money and the Marriage of Doris Delevingne by Lyndsy Spence , here is a list of 12 books like this:

Cover of The Riviera Set: Glitz, Glamour, and the Hidden World of High Society by Mary S. Lovell

1. The Riviera Set: Glitz, Glamour, and the Hidden World of High Society

By: Mary S. Lovell

3.98

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

The Riviera Setreveals the story of the group of people who lived, partied, bed-hopped and politick… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of The White Ship: Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I’s Dream by Charles     Spencer

2. The White Ship: Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I’s Dream

By: Charles Spencer

4.06

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The sinking of the White Ship is one of the greatest disasters in English history. Here, Sunday Tim… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Courtiers: Intrigue, Ambition, and the Power Players Behind the House of Windsor by Valentine Low

3. Courtiers: Intrigue, Ambition, and the Power Players Behind the House of Windsor

By: Valentine Low

3.64

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The gripping account of how the Royal family really operates from the man who has spent years study… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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4. The World Outside My Window

By: Clare Swatman

3.97

Format: 354 pages, Kindle Edition

Laura is watching the world go by without her. Unable to leave her house since suffering a trauma, … read more

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5. Heiresses: The Lives of the Million Dollar Babies

By: Laura Thompson

3.21

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Laura Thompson returns with Heiresses , a fascinating look at the… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Traitor King: The Scandalous Exile of the Duke & Duchess of Windsor by Andrew Lownie

6. Traitor King: The Scandalous Exile of the Duke & Duchess of Windsor

By: Andrew Lownie

3.82

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Traitor King, by Sunday Times bestselling author Andrew Lownie, looks at the years following the ab… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
"The problem was that the Duke wanted status not a job, to be recognised rather than to contribute."

-Andrew Lownie, Traitor King: The Scandalous Exile of the Duke & Duchess of Windsor

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7. The Trivia Night

By: Ali Lowe

3.63

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Question: How long does it take to tear someone's life apart? Answer: Sometimes just one night. … read more

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"Perhaps desire is overrated! Don't you think? There's a thin line between passion and annihilation, never mind between love and hate."

-Ali Lowe, The Trivia Night

"My job had always been a huge part of who I am, is a huge part of who I am, and I suppose in those first few months of motherhood, after the initial euphoria, the whole 'oh my God, look what I've cre…"

-Ali Lowe, The Trivia Night

Cover of Deliberate Cruelty: Truman Capote, the Millionaire's Wife, and the Murder of the Century by Roseanne Montillo

8. Deliberate Cruelty: Truman Capote, the Millionaire's Wife, and the Murder of the Century

By: Roseanne Montillo

3.68

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Exploring the darkly intertwined fates of infamous socialite Ann Woodward and literary icon Truman … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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9. Dead in the Water: A True Story of Hijacking, Murder, and a Global Maritime Conspiracy

By: Matthew Campbell

4.24

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

“A triumph of investigative journalism.” —Tom Wright, New York Times bestselling coauthor of Billio… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters: Thirty-Nine Tiny Mistakes That Changed the World Forever by Jared Knott

10. Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters: Thirty-Nine Tiny Mistakes That Changed the World Forever

By: Jared Knott

4.01

Format: 457 pages, Kindle Edition

How often does it happen that a single tiny mistake causes an entire civilization to collapse? More… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Women of Means: The Fascinating Biographies of Royals, Heiresses, Eccentrics and Other Poor Little Rich Girls by Marlene Wagman-Geller

11. Women of Means: The Fascinating Biographies of Royals, Heiresses, Eccentrics and Other Poor Little Rich Girls

By: Marlene Wagman-Geller

3.44

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

People are riveted by royals, captivated by celebrities, mesmerized by the monied and enthralled by… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Death in Westminster (Augusta Peel, #5) by Emily Organ

12. Death in Westminster (Augusta Peel, #5)

By: Emily Organ

4.44

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

A macabre discovery in the cloisters of Westminster Abbey. Augusta Peel is puzzled by a mysterio… read more

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Cover of Murder in the Air (Augusta Peel, #2) by Emily Organ

13. Murder in the Air (Augusta Peel, #2)

By: Emily Organ

4.27

Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition

Is airship travel safe? Not if there’s a killer on board. When business magnate Robert Jeffreys … read more

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Cover of The Mountbattens: Their Lives & Loves by Andrew Lownie

14. The Mountbattens: Their Lives & Loves

By: Andrew Lownie

3.66

Format: 528 pages, Kindle Edition

DICKIE MOUNTBATTEN: A major figure behind his nephew Philip's marriage to Queen Elizabeth II and in… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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15. The Private Lives of Mayfair

By: Peter Thompson

3.48

Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition

The secret history of one of the most exclusive areas in the world. On the edge of Hyde Park, Mayfa… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of The Churchill Girls: The Story of Winston and Clementine's Daughters by Rachel Trethewey

16. The Churchill Girls: The Story of Winston and Clementine's Daughters

By: Rachel Trethewey

4.17

Format: 321 pages, Kindle Edition

Bright, attractive and well-connected, in any other family the Churchill sisters – Diana, Sarah, Ma… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed by Maureen Callahan

17. Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed

By: Maureen Callahan

4.25

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestseller Maureen Callahan, a fierce, character-driven exposé of the real Kenn… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Little Englanders: Britain in the Edwardian Era by Alwyn Turner

18. Little Englanders: Britain in the Edwardian Era

By: Alwyn Turner

4.10

Format: 399 pages, Kindle Edition

When Queen Victoria died in 1901 it was the end of an era. Britain's dominance stretched across sev… read more

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  • nonfiction
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19. The Mistress of Mayfair: Men, Money and the Marriage of Doris Delevingne

By: Lyndsy Spence

3.77

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

The plot could have been inspired by Evelyn Waugh's Vile Bodies, but unlike Waugh's novel – which p… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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20. Enid

By: Robert Wainwright

4.03

Format: 388 pages, Paperback

From the bestselling author of Sheila comes the story of a bewitching Australian socialite who fasc… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Never Shaken, Never Stirred: The Story of Ann Fleming and Laura, Duchess of Marlborough by Christopher Reindorp

21. Never Shaken, Never Stirred: The Story of Ann Fleming and Laura, Duchess of Marlborough

By: Christopher Reindorp

3.96

Format: 377 pages, Kindle Edition

Glamorous, fun and packed with scandalous anecdotes and exclusive interviews, Never Shaken, Never S… read more

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The Riviera Set: Glitz, Glamour, and the Hidden World of High Society

Mary S. Lovell

3.98

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The White Ship: Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I’s Dream

Charles Spencer

4.06

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Courtiers: Intrigue, Ambition, and the Power Players Behind the House of Windsor

Valentine Low

3.64

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Heiresses: The Lives of the Million Dollar Babies

Laura Thompson

3.21

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E.R. Chamberlin

4.18

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Jonathan Kennedy

3.94

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Tim Brady

4.01

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The Grit in the Pearl: The Scandalous Life of Margaret, Duchess of Argyll (The shocking true story behind A Very British Scandal, starring Claire Foy and Paul Bettany)

Lyndsy Spence

3.55

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