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The USA Today Bestseller!

Named one of 2021’s Most Anticipated Historical Novels by Oprah Daily SheReads ∙ Frolic ∙ BookReporterand more...


The author of Park Avenue Summer throws back the curtain on one of the most remarkable feuds in history: Alva Vanderbilt and the Mrs. Astor's notorious battle for control of New York society during the Gilded Age.


1876. In the glittering world of Manhattan's upper crust, women are valued by their pedigree, dowry, and, most importantly, connections. They have few rights and even less independence—what they do have is society. The more celebrated the hostess, the more powerful the woman. And none is more powerful than Caroline Astor—the Mrs. Astor.

But times are changing.

Alva Vanderbilt has recently married into one of America's richest families. But what good is dizzying wealth when society refuses to acknowledge you? Alva, who knows what it is to have nothing, will do whatever it takes to have everything.

Sweeping three decades and based on true events, this is the mesmerizing story of two fascinating, complicated women going head to head, behaving badly, and discovering what’s truly at stake.
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The story was not worth writing. It was more like a bad soap opera than a well written story!

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An enjoyable look into the world of New York’s gilded age’s grand dames and their social climbing antics

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Very shortly into it, I wondered if the recent HBO Max mini series "The Guilded Age" had been taken from this book. I now realize that history is history regardless of how it's told.

The narration is excellent and I hated having to leave. Loving 'Period' film & literature, I was enthralled throughout. IMO I thought it was extremely well done. I loved it.

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