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The riveting novel of iron-willed Alva Vanderbilt and her illustrious family as they rule Gilded-Age New York, from the New York Times bestselling author of Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald

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´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
´Like Gossip Girl minus more than a century´ The Skimm
´Enthralling´ Good Housekeeping

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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

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A very lively read Independent 20190215

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Anne Fowler, Therese

Therese Anne Fowler was born in Illinois and is a graduate of North Carolina State University, where she earned a BA in sociology and an MFA in creative writing.

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