A review by xxstefaniereadsxx
Black Diamonds: The Rise and Fall of an English Dynasty by Catherine Bailey

informative slow-paced

4.0

 This book was great. After World War I, so many great houses and families fell into ruin. The way of life was ending, and I was very interested in learning more about what that was like for those people who had to go through that. So many heirlooms and expensive things were sold, parcels of land, and sometimes entire estates were done away with. The impact of World War I and then later in World War II is absolutely staggering to think of. I highly recommend this book.