{"product_id":"a-well-behaved-woman-a-novel-of-the-vanderbilts-therese-anne-fowler-paperback","title":"A Well-Behaved Woman: A Novel of the Vanderbilts -- Therese Anne Fowler, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe New York Times and USA Today bestseller \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\n\nThe New York Times bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eZ: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald\u003c\/i\u003e returns with a riveting novel of iron-willed Alva Vanderbilt and her illustrious family as they rule Gilded-Age New York.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlva 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a nod to Jane Austen and Edith Wharton and for fans of HBO's hit show \u003ci\u003eThe Gilded Age\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Well-Behaved Woman depicts\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Therese Anne Fowler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10\/1\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.01 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.2\" H x 5.3\" L x 1.3\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781250095480\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50583975264560,"sku":"9781250095480","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9781250095480_71d7746a-d548-4202-b82d-18b6ed2099c9.jpg?v=1775190258","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/a-well-behaved-woman-a-novel-of-the-vanderbilts-therese-anne-fowler-paperback","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}