{"product_id":"a-well-behaved-woman-by-therese-anne-fowler-9781473632493","title":"A Well-Behaved Woman","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A glittering depiction of a woman ahead of her time who absolutely refused to be second best' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eRed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlva Smith\u003c\/b\u003e, her Southern family destitute after \u003cb\u003ethe Civil War\u003c\/b\u003e, marries into one of America's great \u003cb\u003eGilded Age\u003c\/b\u003e dynasties: the newly wealthy but socially shunned \u003cb\u003eVanderbilts\u003c\/b\u003e. Ignored by New York's old-money circles and determined to win respect, she designs and builds nine mansions, hosts grand balls, and arranges for her daughter to marry a duke. But Alva also defies convention for women of the time, asserting power within her marriage and becoming a leader in the women's suffrage movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a nod to \u003cb\u003eJane Austen\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eEdith Wharton\u003c\/b\u003e, bestselling author Therese Anne Fowler paints a glittering world of enormous wealth contrasted with desperate poverty, of social ambition and social scorn, of friendship and betrayal, and an unforgettable story of a remarkable woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A very lively read' \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A pacy, elegant novel' \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Wholly absorbing' \u003ci\u003eStylist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Like \u003ci\u003eGossip Girl\u003c\/i\u003e minus more than a century' \u003ci\u003eThe Skimm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Enthralling' \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e-----------------------------------\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eZ: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brilliant. Read it, read it, read it' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Superb' \u003ci\u003eIndependent on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Utterly compulsive reading' \u003ci\u003eStylist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A treat' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47423823184108,"sku":"9781473632493","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/813ZP2-OhLL._SL1500.jpg?v=1774431735","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/a-well-behaved-woman-by-therese-anne-fowler-9781473632493","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}