A Well-Behaved Woman : : a Novel of the Vanderbilts

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Call Number: Fiction / Fowler, Therese, Adult Book / Fiction / Historical / Fowler, Therese
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Pittsfield Branch

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Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fiction / Fowler, Therese	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Pittsfield Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Historical / Fowler, Therese	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Traverwood Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Historical / Fowler, Therese	4-week checkout	Due 05-03-2024
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Historical / Fowler, Therese	4-week checkout	Due 05-10-2024

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 9 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.

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Another Great Book by Fowler submitted by honigmar on July 21, 2020, 2:24pm I decided to read A Well-Behaved Woman because I greatly enjoyed Fowler's other book Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald. A Well-Behaved Woman shines a light on some of the most powerful figures in the Vanderbilt family, including the women who are often overlooked. If you enjoy a story rooted in history with a new (and female) perspective, this book is for you!