On January 26, 2012, Connie accepted an award at The London Book Festival for Best Biography for The Brave Escape of Edith Wharton, two days after Edith’s 150th birthday.
The 2011 London Book Festival Awards dinner was held at Grosvenor House, London – formerly the estate of the Earl of Grosvenor (1732), renovated into a luxury hotel in 1927.
