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Beautiful For Ever: Madame Rachel of Bond Street - Cosmetician, Con-Artist and Blackmailer | Helen Rappaport

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Madame Rachel had everything: a Mayfair address, the title of 'purveyor to Her Majesty the Queen', a shop full of exotic, expensive creams and potions. Her clientele were aristocratic, rich - and gullible. This is the true story of Madame Rachel who began life as a poor fish fryer in a disease-ridden, grubby corner of Victorian London. She ended up with a shop in New Bond Street, where her wealthy clients came in their droves, lured by the promise of eternal beauty. What they found there was a con-woman and fraudster who made a career out of lies, treachery and the desperate hopes of women wanting to be 'beautiful for ever'. Beautiful For Ever is a thrilling tale of love affairs, scandal, blackmail, high-profile court cases, suicide and fraud, with the extraordinary Madame Rachel right at the centre of it all.

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Beautiful For Ever: Madame Rachel of Bond Street - Cosmetician, Con-Artist and Blackmailer | Helen Rappaport

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I was only in the library to return books—REALLY—but was to excited to see this not to take it home. It‘s been on my list for years. A fascinating tale of a Victorian scammer, although I have to say the storytelling is not as good as some historical crime books I‘ve read. Stay tuned for the other library find I didn‘t mean to get ☺️

thegirlwiththelibrarybag Hahaha. The books the library throws up at you when you are not looking are always great ☺️ 5y

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