A Well-Behaved Woman: A Novel of the Vanderbilts by Therese Anne Fowler
OUTSPOKEN. BRAVE. BRILLIANT. FIERCE.
Alva Smith, her Southern family destitute after the Civil War, married into one of America's great Gilded Age dynasties: the newly wealthy but socially shunned Vanderbilts. Ignored by New York's old-money circles and determined to win respect, she designed and built nine mansions, hosted grand balls, and arranged for her daughter to marry a duke. But Alva also defied convention for women of her time, asserting power within her marriage and becoming a leader in the women's suffrage movement.
With a nod to Jane Austen and Edith Wharton, Therese Anne Fowler paints a glittering world of enormous wealth contrasted against desperate poverty, of social ambition and social scorn, of friendship and betrayal, and an unforgettable story of a remarkable woman.
Format: Paperback | 400 pages
Dimensions (cm): 23.4 x 15.3 x 2.8 | 588g
Publication Date: 30 Oct 2018
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Imprint: Two Roads
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
Edition Number: 1
ISBN10: 147363251X
ISBN13: 9781473632516
Condition: Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including very minor scuff marks, and a very minor (barely noticeable) crease on the bottom-right corner of the front cover, but no holes or tears. All pages are undamaged with no creasing or tearing, no pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. No missing pages.