Women of Means, Marlene WagmanGeller
Women of Means, Marlene WagmanGeller
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Women of Means
Fascinating Biographies of Royals, Heiresses, Eccentrics, and Other Poor Little Rich Girls

Author: Marlene Wagman-Geller

Narrator: Susan Ericksen

Unabridged: 8 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/15/2019


Synopsis

Glimpse behind the façade of rich and famous womenThe Grass Isn’t Greener on the Other Side: Heiresses have always been viewed with eyes of envy. They were the ones for whom the cornucopia had been upended, showering them with unimaginable wealth and opportunity. However, through intimate historical biographies, Women of Means shows us that oftentimes the weaving sisters saved their most heart-wrenching tapestries for the destinies of wealthy women.Happily Never After: From the author of Behind Every Great Man, we now have Women of Means, vignettes of the women who were slated from birth―or marriage―to great privilege, only to endure lives which were the stuff Russian tragic heroines are made of. They are the nonfictional Richard Corys―those not slated for happily ever after.Women of Means is bound to be a non-fiction bestseller, full of the best biographies of all time. Some of the women whose silver spoons rusted include:Almina Carnarvon, the real-life counterpart to Lady Cora of Downton AbbeyLiliane Bettencourt, whose chemist father created L’Oreal … and was a Nazi collaboratorPeggy Guggenheim, who had an insatiable appetite for modern art and menNica Rothschild, who traded her gilded life to become the Baroness of BebopJocelyn Wildenstein, who became a cosmetology-enhanced cat-womanRuth Madoff, the dethroned queen of ManhattanPatty Hearst, who trod the path from heiress … to terrorist

About Marlene Wagman-Geller

Marlene Wagman-Geller received her BA from York University and her teaching credentials from the University of Toronto and San Diego State University. Currently she teaches high school English in National City, California. Reviews from her nine books have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Chicago Tribune.

About Susan Ericksen

Susan Ericksen is an experienced narrator and actress who has recorded over five hundred audiobooks. The recipient of multiple awards, including over twenty Earphones Awards and three Audie Awards, she excels at multiple narrative styles and accents.


Reviews

Marlene Wagman-Geller’s latest is a scintillating look at 28 ultra-wealthy women whose lives flowed with “champagne and bile.” 💰 Her addictive book unfolds shocking tales of troubled luminaries. We learn the real real about Patty Hearst; Almira Carnarvon, spiritual twin to Lady Cora of Downton Abbey;......more


Quotes

“Narrator Susan Ericksen creates a cadence that carries listeners smoothly from one woman to the next…Ericksen allows listeners to savor their adventures by controlling her phrasing and inflection.” AudioFile

“Wild, witty, gossipy, and glamorous. A sheer delight…Simply splendid.” Becca Anderson, author of Badass Women Give the Best Advice

“If you’ve ever wished you had all the money in the world, read Women of Means by Marlene Wagman-Geller. Written in her usual witty prose, these enthralling but petrifying mini-biographies show that when a woman is too wealthy, it can be a curse rather than a blessing.” Jill G. Hall, author of The Black Velvet Coat

“Wagman-Geller’s stories made me gasp and lodged my chin firmly on my chest as she chronicled the lives of women without a financial care in the world, whose appetites led so often to disaster.” R. D. Kardon, author of Flygirl