![]() New York Times reviewer Janet Maslin, who listed Empty Mansions among her 10 favorites of the year, called it "an amazing story of profligate wealth, one so wild that ‘American aspiration’ doesn’t begin to describe its excesses.” She called it "an outsized tale of rags-to-riches prosperity.” Maslin added: Publishers Weekly calls Empty Mansions “riveting … deliciously scandalous … a thrilling study of the responsibilities and privileges that come with great wealth.” Read the starred review. One of the five best biographies of 2013 - Biographile. One of the 100 best books of 2013 - Amazon. One of 10 finalists in the Goodreads Choice Awards 2013, in history and biography category. One of the 15 best nonfiction books of 2013 - Barnes & Noble "Her story is one of the strangest and loneliest imaginable but, in this compassionate, engrossing account of it, Dedman and Newell have done their shy heroine justice." - Literary Review It filled a void.” - Jon Stewart, "The Daily Show." Watch the interview here. ![]() ![]() ![]() “It’s one of those incredible stories you didn’t know existed. ![]()
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