A Well-Behaved Woman: a novel of New York's Gilded Age and a Vanderbilt who dared to break society's rules indir kitap bedava

'A glittering depiction of a woman ahead of her time who absolutely refused to be second best' Red OUTSPOKEN. BRAVE. BRILLIANT. FIERCE. Alva Smith , her Southern family destitute after the Civil War , marries 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 designs and builds nine mansions, hosts grand balls, and arranges for her daughter to marry a duke. But Alva also defies convention for women of the 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 , bestselling author Therese Anne Fowler paints a glittering world of enormous wealth contrasted with desperate poverty, of social ambition and social scorn, of friendship and betrayal, and an unforgettable story of a remarkable woman. GOOD BEHAVIOUR WILL ONLY GET A WOMAN SO FAR. 'A very lively read' Independent 'A pacy, elegant novel' Mail on Sunday 'Wholly absorbing' Stylist 'Therese Anne Fowler's portrait of this feisty, forward-thinking woman is enthralling' Good Housekeeping OPTIONED BY SONY PICTURES TELEVISION * PRAISE FOR Z: A NOVEL OF ZELDA FITZGERALD, A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* 'Brilliant. Read it, read it, read it' Daily Mail 'Superb' Independent on Sunday 'Utterly compulsive reading' Stylist 'A treat' Sunday Times