The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
When Navy ensign Billy Grenville, heir to a vast New York fortune, sees showgirl Ann Arden on the dance floor, it is love at first sight. And much to the horror of Alice Grenville--the indomitable family matriarch--he marries her. Ann wants desperately to be accepted by high society and become...
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When Navy ensign Billy Grenville, heir to a vast New York fortune, sees showgirl Ann Arden on the dance floor, it is love at first sight. And much to the horror of Alice Grenville--the indomitable family matriarch--he marries her. Ann wants desperately to be accepted by high society and become the well-bred woman of her fantasies. But a gunshot one rainy night propels Ann into a notorious spotlight--as the two Mrs. Grenvilles enter into a conspiracy of silence that will bind them together for as long as they live. . . .From the Paperback edition.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780345522214 (0345522214)
Publish date: September 15th 2009
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Pages no: 384
Edition language: English
This is one of those supposedly first person accounts where the narrator (Basil Plant) disappears into the background, with it reading more like omniscient. A gossipy, voyeuristic omniscience spinning a compellingly readable yarn based on the true murder case involving Ann and Billy Woodward. A blur...
I read this book years ago and completely forgot about it until I read of Dominick Dunne's passing today. Good read based on a true story. I remember reading it when I was sick with the flu!
There's nothing life mother-in-law strife among the wealthy. At least, I hope there isn't.
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