{"product_id":"the-astor-orphan-alexandra-aldrich-9780062207951","title":"The Astor Orphan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Astor Orphan\u003c\/em\u003e is an unflinching debut memoir by a direct descendant of John Jacob Astor, Alexandra Aldrich.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe brilliantly tells the story of her eccentric, fractured family; her 1980s childhood of bohemian neglect in the squalid attic of Rokeby, the family's Hudson Valley Mansion; and her brave escape from the clan. Aldrich reaches back to the Gilded Age when the Astor legacy began to come undone, leaving the Aldrich branch of the family penniless and squabbling over what was left.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllustrated with black-and-white photographs that bring this faded world into focus, \u003cem\u003eThe Astor Orphan\u003c\/em\u003e is written with the grit of \u003cem\u003eThe Glass Castle \u003c\/em\u003eand set amid the aristocratic decay of \u003cem\u003eGrey Gardens\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexandra Aldrich\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0062207954\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062207951\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/08\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.80d","brand":"Alexandra Aldrich","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43987241566463,"sku":"9780062207951","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_06f53dd9-56e4-4830-87b4-e1c61134f278.jpg?v=1683287806","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-astor-orphan-alexandra-aldrich-9780062207951","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}