Carnegies Maid, Marie Benedict
Carnegies Maid, Marie Benedict
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Carnegie's Maid

Author: Marie Benedict

Narrator: Alana Kerr Collins

Unabridged: 9 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/16/2018


Synopsis

From the author of The Other Einstein, the mesmerizing tale of what kind of woman could have inspired an American dynasty.

Clara Kelley is not who they think she is. She's not the experienced Irish maid who was hired to work in one of Pittsburgh's grandest households. She's a poor farmer's daughter with nowhere to go and nothing in her pockets. But the other woman with the same name has vanished, and pretending to be her just might get Clara some money to send back home.

If she can keep up the ruse, that is. Serving as a lady's maid in the household of Andrew Carnegie requires skills he doesn't have, answering to an icy mistress who rules her sons and her domain with an iron fist. What Clara does have is a resolve as strong as the steel Pittsburgh is becoming famous for, coupled with an uncanny understanding of business, and Andrew begins to rely on her. But Clara can't let her guard down, not even when Andrew becomes something more than an employer. Revealing her past might ruin her future -- and her family's.

With captivating insight and heart, Carnegie's Maid tells the story of one brilliant woman who may have spurred Andrew Carnegie's transformation from ruthless industrialist into the world's first true philanthropist.

About The Author

Marie Benedict is a lawyer with more than ten years' experience as a litigator at two of the country's premier law firms and for Fortune 500 companies.


Reviews

Goodreads review by James on February 14, 2018

4 out of 5 stars to Carnegie's Maid, a historical fiction novel set to be published in January 2018 by Marie Benedict. Why This Book I saw this show up on NetGalley and wanted to read something about the Carnegie family. I've been on a hunt to read/learn more about all the "tycoons" of Am......more

Goodreads review by Sharon on May 07, 2023

Carnegie's Maid by Marie Benedict is a historical fiction novel about a personal maid, Clare Kelley, hired for Mrs. Carnegie. Clare is not her real name and she has never been a personal maid before, yet she is able to learn quickly with keen observation skills. She becomes very close to Andrew Carn......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader on January 21, 2018

4 Steelers’ Stars to Carnegie’s Maid ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ The Author’s Note at the beginning by Marie Benedict set the stage. In a letter, supposedly steel-hearted Andrew Carnegie professed that he would do more for the immigrants and working class in America. After that time, he founded his famous library,......more