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A review by irinak
Heiresses: The Lives of the Million Dollar Babies by Laura Thompson
4.0
Thank you to St. Martin Press and Netgalley for giving me a free eARC of the book.
This is a pretty thorough look at various heiresses of different eras - I'll admit I was expecting the book to focus on American heiresses specifically, but I was pleasantly surprised to see heiresses from the 17th, 18th and 19th century being included as well. The author knows her topic pretty well and manages to immerse the reader into the period despite all the name dropping and the fact the author would jump from one period to another more often than not. I can't help but wonder if more chapters shorter length focusing on each individual heiress would have helped the overall flow, but this was really enjoyable nonetheless and I'm interested in checking out other books by Laura Thompson.
This is a pretty thorough look at various heiresses of different eras - I'll admit I was expecting the book to focus on American heiresses specifically, but I was pleasantly surprised to see heiresses from the 17th, 18th and 19th century being included as well. The author knows her topic pretty well and manages to immerse the reader into the period despite all the name dropping and the fact the author would jump from one period to another more often than not. I can't help but wonder if more chapters shorter length focusing on each individual heiress would have helped the overall flow, but this was really enjoyable nonetheless and I'm interested in checking out other books by Laura Thompson.