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Indlæser... A Well-Behaved Woman (udgave 2018)af Therese Anne Fowler
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. Sparked by a trip to Asheville, I found this an intriguing peek at NYC society, unfathomable wealth, and the early years of suffrage. A lengthy read, but worth it. ( ) A biographical novel about socialite Alva Smith Vanderbilt Belmont, A Well-Behaved Woman paints her in a little better light than American Duchess (about her daughter Consuelo Vanderbilt Spencer-Churchill Balsan). As with that book, I had a hard time getting interested in the first world problems of the incredibly wealthy. Late in life, Alva is involved in the women's suffrage movement, but the book ends at that point. A WELL-BEHAVED WOMAN is a story about the notorious Alva Vanderbilt who married a rich man to save herself and her sisters from destitution. Once Alva Smith lived a prosperous life, but that was until their fortune was lost. She has to wed really well and she catches the eye of William Vanderbilt from the very rich, but socially outcast Vanderbilts. Alva is hell-bent on getting herself and the Vanderbilts everything they want, no matter the cost. But, can all the money in the world buy her the happiness she wants? READ THE REST OF THE REVIEW OVER AT FRESH FICTION! Very interesting to see a more fleshed out picture of Alva, when so often historians try to reduce women like her to tiny bits of off-color details. She was much more than someone who married her daughter Consuelo off and "forced" her to wear braces for her posture. She was presented with an impossible choice to marry William in order to save her family. Alva deserved better. By the reviews of this book, we are led to believe that Alva Vanderbilt is a fascinating woman, ahead of her time, making a difference in the world. No. I found her to be a self-absorbed society wife, only concerned about improving her position and acquiring more luxurious goods with which to surround herself. She dabbled in architecture, but if this was truly an important interest in her life, the author doesn't make that clear. The way these people lived in the Gilded Age of the 1800s was obnoxious, and they are just as obnoxious - privileged and entitled snobs who inherited a lot of money and didn't seem to do much good with it. It was only later in her life that Alva apparently grew a social conscience and got involved in the women's suffrage movement, but the book ends there and we don't find out much about it. If you want to read a full and rich biography of this woman, look elsewhere. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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