The Social Graces (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781984802811)

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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.

Author: Ren馥 Rosen
ISBN-10: 198480281X
ISBN-13: 9781984802811
Publisher: Berkley Books
Language: English
Published: 04/20/2021
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 02/01/2021 pg. 27
Publishers Weekly 02/15/2021
Library Journal 03/12/2021 pg. 1