Into each life a little rain must fall, so they say. Some of us have a little more rain in our lives than others and coming from a wealthy and/or prominent family is no protection against the rainy days of life and certainly doesn't guarantee happiness. Marlene Wagman-Geller's book, Woman of Means is all about famous women whose lives were not nearly as happy and/or as easy as you would think they would be based on their privilege of birth and/or marriage. Leona Helmsley, Gloria Vanderbilt, and Ruth Madoff are only a few of the woman whose stories are covered in this book along with Almina Victoria Marie Alexandra, daughter of a British Army Officer; Huguette Clark, daughter of an industrialist, and many others you may or may not have heard of. For more about this book, see our previous post Tips for Tuesday - Books: Woman of Means. Enter to win a copy of this fascinating book below:
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