Rachel Field
All this, and heaven too
Hardcover
(Macmillan March 15, 1942)
, First Edition. Photoplay edition
This story, based on truth that is stranger than fiction, combines the drama of one of the most notorious murder cases in France with a period of American history covering the New England and New York of 1850 to 1875. The heroine, Henriette Deluzy-Desportes, a woman of rare gifts, fortitude and magnetism, lived as governess in the ill-fated household of the Duc and Duchesse de Praslin, and became unwittingly the pivot about which that famous crime revolved. In 1847 she faced a hostile police, pleading her own case before the Chancellor of France in the murder trial that was the sensation of two continents and helped a French King from his throne. It is, in fact, the story of Rachel Field's own great-aunt; for after winning her freedom, Henriette took refuge in American where she married the youngest of four famous brothers, Henry M. Field, preacher, editor and writer. The story continues from there to cover all of Henrietta's life. This volume was first published in 1938 after the movie of the book came out starring Bette Davis. The book includes several pages of black and white photos from the movie.
- Pages
- 5
- Weight
- 19.2 oz.
- Dimensions
- 8.1 x 5.6 in.
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