{"product_id":"the-secrets-of-eaton-square-sex-scandal-and-infamy-on-the-road-to-buckingham-palace","title":"The Secrets of Eaton Square: Sex, Scandal, and Infamy on the Road to Buckingham Palace","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tALEXANDER LARMAN is a British historian and journalist. He is the author of several acclaimed books of historical and literary biography, including \n\u003ci\u003ePower and Glory, The Windsors at War, The Crown in Crisis, Byron's Women\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eBlazing Star\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the books editor of \n\u003ci\u003e Spectator World magazine, \u003c\/i\u003e and writes regularly for the \n\u003ci\u003eObserver, Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Oxford.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWindsor biographer Alexander Larman takes you behind the doors of Eaton Square, London's most sought-after address.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the classic PBS series Upstairs, Downstairs, the aristocratic Bellamy family lived at the fictitious 165 Eaton Place, a grand home in one of London's most beautiful garden squares just minutes from Buckingham Palace. But, what really goes on behind the beautiful, polished doors of one of London's most sought-after addresses? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \n\u003ci\u003eThe Secrets of Eaton Square: Sex, Scandal and Infamy on the Road to Buckingham Palace, \u003c\/i\u003e Alexander Larman opens those doors wide to the scandalous social and political history of Eaton Square that begins in the eighteenth century and runs right up until today. With a cast of characters that includes everyone from Neville Chamberlain, Joachim von Ribbentrop (the lover of Wallis Simpson), Diana Mitford, Vivien Leigh, Margaret Thatcher, and even James Bond, Larman's book brings Eaton Square alive. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe list of luminaries and the powerful who lived on the square goes on and on today, from Andrew Lloyd Webber and Charles Saatchi to today's parade of Russian oligarchs whose money has given the area a new moniker: \"Red Square.\" No matter what it is called, Eaton Square remains an iconic byword for moneyed luxury and glamorous discretion that, at times, is the playground of off-duty royals. Let Alexander Larman unlock the doors of Eaton Square for you. He has all the keys... \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/13\/2026 (EAN 9781250381255, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/15\/2026 (EAN 9781250381255, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/01\/2026 pg. 124 (EAN 9781250381255, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eLarman, Alexander\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tALEXANDER LARMAN is a historian and journalist. He is the author of \n\u003ci\u003eBlazing Star\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), the life of Lord Rochester, and writes for the \n\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e, the \n\u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e and the \n\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the \n\u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e and the \n\u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496056815894,"sku":"9781250381255","price":37.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9781250381255.jpg?v=1783052066","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/the-secrets-of-eaton-square-sex-scandal-and-infamy-on-the-road-to-buckingham-palace","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}