The Social Graces
New York : Berkley, 2021.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 382 pages : genealogical tables ; 21 cm
1876. In the glittering world of Manhattan's upper crust, wives turn a blind eye to husbands' infidelities, and women have few rights and even less independence. The more celebrated the hostess, the more powerful the woman. And none is more powerful than Caroline Astor-- The Mrs. Astor. Alva Vanderbilt has recently married into one of America's richest families, but what good is money when society refuses to acknowledge you? Alva will do whatever it takes to have everything. Over three decades these women try to outdo and outsmart each other at every turn. And both will make surprising discoveries about themselves-- and what is truly at stake. -- adapted from back cover
Subjects:
Belmont, Alva, 1853-1933 -- Fiction.
Astor, Caroline Schermerhorn, 1830-1908 -- Fiction.
Women -- United States -- Fiction.
Women's rights -- Fiction.
Women -- Suffrage -- United States -- Fiction.
Rich people -- Fiction.
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Belmont, Alva, 1853-1933 -- Fiction.
Astor, Caroline Schermerhorn, 1830-1908 -- Fiction.
Women -- United States -- Fiction.
Women's rights -- Fiction.
Women -- Suffrage -- United States -- Fiction.
Rich people -- Fiction.
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
ISBN:
9781984802811