The Last Mrs. Astor: A New York Story by Frances Kiernan

The Last Mrs. Astor: A New York Story

Frances Kiernan

320 pages first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative lighthearted slow-paced
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Hers is a story out of Edith Wharton. After a disastrous early marriage, Brooke Astor wedded the notoriously ill-tempered Vincent Astor, who died in 1959. In a highly publicized courtroom battle, Brooke fought off an attempt to break Vincent's wil...

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