Kingmaker: Pamela Harriman's Astonishing Life of Power, Seduction, and Intrigue

“A thorough account of Harriman’s rise which also manages to be a brisk, twisty read … riveting and revelatory.” —The New Yorker“Rigorous but rollicking.” —The New York TimesNamed a BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR by Apple Books, The Economist, Town & Country, The Spectator, The Telegraph, and The Times Literary Supplement and a Must-Read Book of Fall 2024 by People MagazineFrom the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE, an electrifying re-examination of one of the 20th century’s greatest unsung power playersWhen Pamela Churchill Harriman died in 1997, the obituaries that followed were predictably scathing – and many were downright sexist. Written off as a mere courtesan and social climber, her true legacy was overshadowed by a glamorous social life and her infamous erotic adventures. Much of what she did behind the scenes – on both sides of the Atlantic - remained invisible and secret. That is, until now: with a wealth of fresh research, interviews