Mrs. Astor Regrets

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ÜPDATED WITH NEW MATERIAL FROM INSIDE THE BROOKE ASTOR TRIAL An even-handed and fascinating portrait of a wealthy family torn apart by money, jealousy, and emotional distance." - USA Today \ "Spellbinding" -Town & Country The fate of Brooke Astor, the endearing philanthropist with the storied name, has generated worldwide headlines since her grandson Philip sued his father, Anthony Marshall, in 2006, alleging mistreatment öí Brooke. Shortly after her death in 2007, Anthony was indicted on charges of looting her estate. In Mrs. Astor Regrets, Meryl Gordon interviewed not only the elite ofMrs. AstorV social eircle but alsó the large staff who cared for her during her declining years. The result is the behind-the-headlines story of the Astor empire's unraveling, a powerful, poignant saga that takes the reader inside the gilded gates of an American dynasty. Mrs. Astor Regrets telis of three generations' worth of longing and missed opportunities and is fiiled with secrets of the sort... Tovább

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ÜPDATED WITH NEW MATERIAL FROM INSIDE THE BROOKE ASTOR TRIAL An even-handed and fascinating portrait of a wealthy family torn apart by money, jealousy, and emotional distance." - USA Today \ "Spellbinding" -Town & Country The fate of Brooke Astor, the endearing philanthropist with the storied name, has generated worldwide headlines since her grandson Philip sued his father, Anthony Marshall, in 2006, alleging mistreatment öí Brooke. Shortly after her death in 2007, Anthony was indicted on charges of looting her estate. In Mrs. Astor Regrets, Meryl Gordon interviewed not only the elite ofMrs. AstorV social eircle but alsó the large staff who cared for her during her declining years. The result is the behind-the-headlines story of the Astor empire's unraveling, a powerful, poignant saga that takes the reader inside the gilded gates of an American dynasty. Mrs. Astor Regrets telis of three generations' worth of longing and missed opportunities and is fiiled with secrets of the sort that have engaged Americans from the era of Edith Wharton to the more recentdays of Truman Capote. It is an American epic of the bonds of money, morality, and social position. But even in this territory of utmost privilege, no richescan put things right once theyve been torn asunder. Gordon seems to have left no diary unread, no servant unsolicited, no solialite unturned... If the tabloids are your morning cup of tea, this is your book." -New York Times Book Review One riveting read." -People/ meryl gordon is a magaziné journalist who has written for New York, the New York Times Magaziné, Vanity Fair, Elle, Marié Claire, More, and others. Currently the director of magaziné writing at New York Universitys Arthur L. Carter Journ^lism Institute, Meryl lives in New York with her husband, Walter Shapiro. Visit her website at www.merylgordon.com. Vissza