HEIRS AND GRACES (PB)

Fewer than 5000 people can genuinely claim to belong to the British aristocracy. Eleanor Doughty draws on her unparalleled access to create a vivid picture of who they are and how they tick. She traces their route from a post-war era, when they were described by one future Labour Chancellor as 'selfish, depraved, dissolute and decadent', to their diverse current roles as guardians of ancestral mansions, farmers, financiers and much else. And she tells stories of their ups and downs, and of the heroes and villains who fill their ranks.