Born to a pioneering family in Upstate New York in the late 1800s, Allene Tew was beautiful, impetuous, and frustrated by the confines of her small hometown. At eighteen, she met Tod Hostetter at a local dance, having no idea that the mercurial charmer she would impulsively wed was heir to one of the wealthiest families in America. But when he died twelve years later, Allene packed her bags for New York City. Never once did she look back.
From the vantage point of the American upper class, Allene embodied the tumultuous Gilded Age. Over the course of four more marriages, she weathered personal tragedies during World War I and the catastrophic financial reversals of the crash of 1929. From the castles and châteaus of Europe, she witnessed the Russian Revolution and became a princess. And from the hopes of a young girl from Jamestown, New York, Allene Tew would become the epitome of both a pursuer and survivor of the American Dream.
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Picture this: an old woman and the sea.- PROLOGUE, THE BLUE ROOM 1
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(AmazonCrossing, 1 May 2018, e-book, 192 pages, bought from @AmazonKindle, #POPSUGARReadingChallenge, a book where the main characters name is in the title)
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I had never heard of Allene Tew or her many marriges so came to the book with fresh eyes. I was familiar with many of the characters and events mentioned particualarly The Gided Age which serves as the backdrop for may of the events in the book. I was impressed by how much happens and how many eras are described considering the book is less tha n 200 pages long. This is well written and enging book. I enjoyed it a lot.
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