{"product_id":"searching-for-beauty-cherie-burns-9780312547257","title":"Searching for Beauty","description":"\u003cp\u003eBurns makes it abundantly clear . . . they just don't make heiresses like Millicent Rogers anymore. --Hampton Sides \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNobody knew how to live the high life like Standard Oil heiress Millicent Rogers. Born to luxury, she lived in a whirl of European vacations, exquisite clothing, and dashing men. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSearching for Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e, Cherie Burns chronicles Rogers's rebellious life from her days as a young girl afflicted with rheumatic fever to her final days as one of the legendary chatelaines of New Mexico. She eloped with a penniless baron; danced tangos in European nightclubs; romanced Roald Dahl, Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, and Hollywood icon Clark Gable; and triumphed in the world of fashion. She was muse to legendary American designer Charles James, appeared in \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e and popularized Southwestern style by adopting turquoise jewelry, squaw skirts and short-waist jackets as her signature look. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eSearching for Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e, Millicent Rogers enters the pantheon of great American women who, like Diana Vreeland and Babe Paley, put their distinctive stamp on American style.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cherie Burns\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312547250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312547257\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/16\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.10d","brand":"Cherie Burns","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994832601343,"sku":"9780312547257","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_11d84dfd-24b9-45e4-bfc0-72765f34a7a7.jpg?v=1683332438","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/searching-for-beauty-cherie-burns-9780312547257","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}