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In this deeply affecting memoir, the descendant of a great American plutocratic dynasty who grew up in the servants' quarters of Rokeby, the family's beautiful mansion, reveals how she was able to impose order on her anarchic world. 50,000 first printing.
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The Astor Orphan Descendant of a great American plutocratic dynasty, Aldrich makes a dazzling debut with a mordantly funny, sometimes shocking true story of bohemian neglect amid the ruins of a once prominent family. Full description
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A sparklingly mischievous debut. . . . Aldrich s narrative tidily and fondly bears witness to the inexorable unraveling of a storied genealogy. --Publishers Weekly (starred review)"
Novelistic. . . . Vividly gothic. . . . It s a trick to tell a story this rich and complicated through the eyes of a child without losing the subtleties of character and nuances of history, but Aldrich pulls it off with aplomb. --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"
It s the highest of compliments to say that a memoir reads like fiction, and Alexandra Aldrich accomplishes this in her phenomenal debut. With swift, haunting prose, she breathes new life into the Astor clan. --Susannah Cahalan, bestselling author of "Brain on Fire""
A beautifully-rendered family saga full of fires, affairs, aristocrats and illegitimate children. At the center is an endearing heroine, whose eccentric childhood on the "Grey Gardens"-style Rokeby estate would make Dickens gasp. . . . Splendid. --Jennifer Vanderbes, author of "Easter Island" and "Strangers at the Feast""
Evocative. . . . Aldrich astutely portrays a colorful cast of aunts, uncles, cousins and hangers-on clinging to the family legacy long after the money is gone. One can t help but cheer as she breaks away from the others to make a name for herself. --Elliott Holt, author of "You Are One of Them""
"It's the highest of compliments to say that a memoir reads like fiction, and Alexandra Aldrich accomplishes this in her phenomenal debut. With swift, haunting prose, she breathes new life into the Astor clan."--Susannah Cahalan, bestselling author of Brain on Fire
"A beautifully-rendered family saga--full of fires, affairs, aristocrats and illegitimate children. At the center is an endearing heroine, whose eccentric childhood on the Grey Gardens-style Rokeby estate would make Dickens gasp. . . . Splendid."--Jennifer Vanderbes, author of Easter Island and Strangers at the Feast
"Evocative. . . . Aldrich astutely portrays a colorful cast of aunts, uncles, cousins and hangers-on--clinging to the family legacy long after the money is gone. One can't help but cheer as she breaks away from the others to make a name for herself."--Elliott Holt, author of You Are One of Them
"A sparklingly mischievous debut. . . . Aldrich's narrative tidily and fondly bears witness to the inexorable unraveling of a storied genealogy."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Novelistic. . . . Vividly gothic. . . . It's a trick to tell a story this rich and complicated through the eyes of a child without losing the subtleties of character and nuances of history, but Aldrich pulls it off with aplomb."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Novelistic. . . . Vividly gothic. . . . It s a trick to tell a story this rich and complicated through the eyes of a child without losing the subtleties of character and nuances of history, but Aldrich pulls it off with aplomb. --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"
It s the highest of compliments to say that a memoir reads like fiction, and Alexandra Aldrich accomplishes this in her phenomenal debut. With swift, haunting prose, she breathes new life into the Astor clan. --Susannah Cahalan, bestselling author of "Brain on Fire""
A beautifully-rendered family saga full of fires, affairs, aristocrats and illegitimate children. At the center is an endearing heroine, whose eccentric childhood on the "Grey Gardens"-style Rokeby estate would make Dickens gasp. . . . Splendid. --Jennifer Vanderbes, author of "Easter Island" and "Strangers at the Feast""
Evocative. . . . Aldrich astutely portrays a colorful cast of aunts, uncles, cousins and hangers-on clinging to the family legacy long after the money is gone. One can t help but cheer as she breaks away from the others to make a name for herself. --Elliott Holt, author of "You Are One of Them""
"It's the highest of compliments to say that a memoir reads like fiction, and Alexandra Aldrich accomplishes this in her phenomenal debut. With swift, haunting prose, she breathes new life into the Astor clan."--Susannah Cahalan, bestselling author of Brain on Fire
"A beautifully-rendered family saga--full of fires, affairs, aristocrats and illegitimate children. At the center is an endearing heroine, whose eccentric childhood on the Grey Gardens-style Rokeby estate would make Dickens gasp. . . . Splendid."--Jennifer Vanderbes, author of Easter Island and Strangers at the Feast
"Evocative. . . . Aldrich astutely portrays a colorful cast of aunts, uncles, cousins and hangers-on--clinging to the family legacy long after the money is gone. One can't help but cheer as she breaks away from the others to make a name for herself."--Elliott Holt, author of You Are One of Them
"A sparklingly mischievous debut. . . . Aldrich's narrative tidily and fondly bears witness to the inexorable unraveling of a storied genealogy."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Novelistic. . . . Vividly gothic. . . . It's a trick to tell a story this rich and complicated through the eyes of a child without losing the subtleties of character and nuances of history, but Aldrich pulls it off with aplomb."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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- Publication date2013
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