Mayfair Madams

The story of Mayfair is the story of its Madams - heiresses, actresses, royal mistresses, arbiters of fashion and rabid consumers. They brought trade and quality to a district that thrives on both...Bursting with anecdotal forays, Mayfair Madams meanders through Mayfair's thoroughfares leaving little to the imagination. From the dizzy dawn of James IPs riotous May Fair in a buttercup meadow near Hyde Park, to the Hard Rock Cafe frivolities of today, the irrepressible festivities have always been cause for both concern and celebration.Mayfair Madams is a book about two great nations: Great Britain and the United States - countries divided, according to Oscar Wilde, only by their language. As the story of the Madams unfolds, we learn how England lost the War of Independence whilst the Americans colonised Grosvenor Square.Maria Perry's witty narrative combines historical accuracy and depth of observation with inimitable flirtations that only a true gossip - who lives and br