Therese Anne Fowler
Broschiertes Buch

A Well-Behaved Woman

A Novel of the Vanderbilts

Versandkostenfrei!
Liefertermin unbestimmt
15,99 €
inkl. MwSt.
Weitere Ausgaben:
After the Civil War, young Alva Smith and her sisters are left with nothing but their good name. Then she is introduced to William Vanderbilt, whose nouveau riche family is upending established New York society. They marry, but find themselves excluded by the old-money doyennes who control access to the city's social and political scene. Refused entry, Alva designs and builds mansions and hosts her own grand balls. Denied a box seat at the Academy of Music, she helps found the Metropolitan Opera House. Outspoken, brave, and fiercely independent, Alva defies convention by championing suffrage f...