The Duchess of Glover

by Herbert Kubly

Scandalously--irresistibly--Calysta embraced each ecstatic pleasure of life. She dared to yearn as a child--and orphan and an outcast--for a destiny that soared beyond mere dreams. And with womanhood came the first of many discovered when she found she was an heiress.But to her, the greatest discovery was the joy of loving well. Long before it was fashionable, or even tolerated, she demanded the freedom to love as she pleased -- pursuing her rapturous adventure wherever its call might lead...To London, Paris, Rome and St. Moritz. She became one of the world's richest women, the toast of two continents...

489 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1975

About the author

Herbert Oswald Nicholas Kubly was an American author and playwright. For his first book, American in Italy, he won the 1956 U.S. National Book Award for Nonfiction.

Reviews

[Snail in Danger (Sid) Nicolaides]

Kirkus has a review of this here. Reading it makes me wonder how it got on my list. Perhaps I saw an isolated quote somewhere that looked interesting?