{"product_id":"9781473632493","title":"A Well-Behaved Woman","description":"Author: Therese Anne Fowler\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781473632493\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: John Murray\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 10 Sep 2019\u003cbr\u003ePages: 400\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A glittering depiction of a woman ahead of her time who absolutely refused to be second best' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eRed \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlva Smith\u003c\/b\u003e, her Southern family destitute after \u003cb\u003ethe Civil War\u003c\/b\u003e, marries into one of America's great \u003cb\u003eGilded Age \u003c\/b\u003edynasties: the newly wealthy but socially shunned \u003cb\u003eVanderbilts\u003c\/b\u003e. Ignored by New York's old-money circles and determined to win respect, she designs and builds nine mansions, hosts grand balls, and arranges for her daughter to marry a duke. But Alva also defies convention for women of the time, asserting power within her marriage and becoming a leader in the women's suffrage movement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a nod to \u003cb\u003eJane Austen\u003c\/b\u003e and\u003cb\u003e Edith Wharton\u003c\/b\u003e, bestselling author Therese Anne Fowler paints a glittering world of enormous wealth contrasted with desperate poverty, of social ambition and social scorn, of friendship and betrayal, and an unforgettable story of a remarkable woman.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A very lively read' \u003ci\u003eIndependent \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A pacy, elegant novel' \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Wholly absorbing' \u003ci\u003eStylist \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Like\u003ci\u003e Gossip Girl \u003c\/i\u003eminus more than a century'\u003ci\u003e The Skimm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Enthralling' \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e-----------------------------------\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e*PRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eZ: A NOVEL OF ZELDA FITZGERALD, \u003c\/i\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brilliant. Read it, read it, read it' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Superb' \u003ci\u003eIndependent on Sunday \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Utterly compulsive reading' \u003ci\u003eStylist \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A treat' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46717733503134,"sku":"ADS-9781473632493","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781473632493.jpg?v=1776129124","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781473632493","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}