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A Well-Behaved Woman: A Novel of the Vanderbilts
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About A Well-Behaved Woman: A Novel Of The Vanderbilts
Product Description The riveting novel of iron-willed Alva Vanderbilt and her illustrious family as they rule Gilded-Age New York, written by Therese Anne Fowler, the New York Times bestselling author of Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald.Alva Smith, her southern family destitute after the Civil War, married into one of America’s great Gilded Age dynasties: the newly wealthy but socially shunned Vanderbilts. Ignored by New York’s old-money circles and determined to win respect, she designed and built nine mansions, hosted grand balls, and arranged for her daughter to marry a duke. But Alva also defied convention for women of her time, asserting power within her marriage and becoming a leader in the women's suffrage movement. With a nod to Jane Austen and Edith Wharton, in A Well-Behaved Woman Therese Anne Fowler paints a glittering world of enormous wealth contrasted against desperate poverty, of social ambition and social scorn, of friendship and betrayal, and an unforgettable story of a remarkable woman. Meet Alva Smith Vanderbilt Belmont, living proof that history is made by those who know the rules―and how to break them. Review "Delicious." ―People (Best Books of Fall 2018)"Fowler’s Alva is tough, cagey and unwilling to settle for the role of high-society ornament ― what’s not to like?" ―The Washington Post "A Well-Behaved Woman draws beauty from paradox: it is both detailed and fast-paced, loving and critical, heart-breaking and hopeful." ―Chicago Review of Books"A tale well-researched and honest, it returns to Alva Vanderbilt that which many historians have taken away: her voice." ―New York Journal of Books"Fascinating....This novel looks below the surface of the Vanderbilt family during the Gilded Age from the little-known perspective of this fiery heroine." ―Real Simple (Best Books of 2018)"Nothing short of mesmerizing." ―Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"Genius....Though the novel's lavish sweep and gorgeous details evoke a vanished world, Fowler's exploration of the way powerful women are simultaneously devalued and rewarded resonates powerfully." ―Publishers Weekly (starred review)"With you-are-there immediacy fueled by assured attention to biographical detail and deft weaving of labyrinthine intrigue, Fowler (Z, 2013) creates a thoroughly credible imagining of the challenges and emotional turmoil facing this fiercely independent woman." ―Booklist"A striking portrait of a woman ahead of her time and a true feminist icon." ―Popsugar ("The 28 Best New Books to Curl Up With This Fall") "Like Gossip Girl minus more than a century." ―The Skimm"In this captivating novel about the indomitable Alva Vanderbilt, Therese Fowler plunges us with wonderful energy into New York’s Gilded Age. Alva provides a fascinating prism for the challenges and pleasures of era, and is endlessly engrossing as a character, full of action and vision and will―just the sort of woman I love knowing more about. I dare you not to dive right in."―Paula McLain, author of The Paris Wife and Love and Ruin “Oh how I loved every instant I spent in the world Fowler has recreated here. The story of Alva Vanderbilt is elegantly and empathetically told. Prepare to be enthralled!” ―Elin Hilderbrand, New York Times bestselling author of The Perfect Couple “A Well-Behaved Woman is a gem: a fascinating tale of Gilded Age manners and mores, and one remarkable woman’s attempts to transcend them. Therese Anne Fowler, the immensely gifted writer who gave us all new insights into Zelda Fitzgerald in her novel, Z, has done it again for Alva Vanderbilt Belmont.” ―Chris Bohjalian, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of The Flight Attendant "History comes alive in this immensely readable novel. Therese Anne Fowler takes us behind the velvet drapes of the Vanderbilt mansions in the late 19th century, exposing a world of passions and betrayal in which all is not as it seems. A Well-Behaved Woman is an extraordinary portrait of a strong, fascinating woman who rose above soc
