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"Fascinating, gossipy, entertaining. . . ."

-- New York Times Book Review

They are ten outstanding women of the century. Each had an aura,

including Thelma Brenner, the first great dame her daughter ever

knew. Their lives were both gloriously individual and yet somehow

universal. They were mighty warriors and social leaders, women of

aspiration who persevered. They lived through the Great Depression

and a world war. Circumstances did not defeat them. They played on

Broadway and in Washington. They had glamour, style, and

intelligence. They dressed up the world.

"Vivid, intimate portraits . . . a splendid tribute to ten of the

century's grandest, most powerful women."

--Us

"These women were our geishas, whispering in our ears to influence

all aspects of American life."

--Susan Salter Reynolds, Los Angeles Times

"Delectable, classy . . . a runaway hit."

--Liz Smith

"An engrossing introduction to a way of life that's now extinct,

for better or for worse."

--Chicago Sun-Times

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From Publishers Weekly

An accomplished author (House of Dreams: The Bingham

Family of Louisville) and a writer-at-large for Vanity Fair,

Brenner gathers 10 skillfully drawn portraits of women "of a

certain age," ranging from Jacqueline Onassis to her own mother,

Thelma Brenner. Eight of the pieces were assigned by and originally

ran in Vanity Fair or the New Yorker. Her subjects include

Constance Baker Motley, the lawyer who argued Brown v. Board of

Education; Luise Rainer, who won back-to-back Academy Awards for

Best Actress in 1936 and 1937; Kay Thompson, creator of the Eloise

books; Pamela Harriman, a U.S. ambassador to France and Democratic

Party fund-raiser; Clare Boothe Luce, author and U.S. ambassador to

Italy; intellectual and author Diana Trilling; Marietta Tree, a

political hostess and society figure; and Kitty Carlisle Hart,

actress and former head of the New York State Council on the Arts.

Brenner lauds their courage in surviving such catastrophic events

of the 20th century as the Great Depression and WWII, and admires

their drive and ambition, which in that era meant marrying or

having liaisons with men whose wealth or status could help them

achieve their dreams. What these women have in common, Brenner

argues, is an ability to maintain a public life, to guard the image

they created no matter what suffering might have been borne in

silence. They rose to fame in a gentler era than our own, Brenner

believes; her tributes are invested with nostalgia for the

gallantry her subjects displayed in what was essentially a man's

world. (Mar.)

Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From

Booklist

Brenner profiles 10 women of varying degrees of prominence and

accomplishment who came of age in a time when the outlets for

women's aspirations were limited. They were all sharp-edged women

who "knew how to stay on the floor until the last dance." The

subjects include Jacqueline Onassis, Pamela Harriman, Clare Boothe

Luce, and Diana Trilling. Although from divergent backgrounds, they

all had wit and resilience and were noted for their ability to

smile and deny whatever background (Jewishness, for example) or

current circumstance (divorce from a prominent husband) might be a

social hindrance. Among them are women of serious accomplishment

and serious social climbing. Constance Baker Motley, who argued

Brown

v.

Board of Education

, seems in odd company

here. Brenner's aunt was Anita Brenner, a writer and intellectual

of the 1930s. So Brenner has the background and writing style well

matched to this inside look at these fascinating women and their

relationships with other famous people. Eight of the profiles

originally appeared in

Vanity Fair

,

The New Yorker

and

Vogue

.

Vanessa Bush

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　　Marie Brenner's 10 portraits of women of a certain age provide

fascinating, gossipy and even entertaining reading. -- The

New York Times Book Review, Lynn Karpen

书籍介绍

"Fascinating, gossipy, entertaining. . . ."

-- New York Times Book Review

They are ten outstanding women of the century. Each had an aura, including Thelma Brenner, the first great dame her daughter ever knew. Their lives were both gloriously individual and yet somehow universal. They were mighty warriors and social leaders, women of aspiration who persevered. They lived through the Great Depression and a world war. Circumstances did not defeat them. They played on Broadway and in Washington. They had glamour, style, and intelligence. They dressed up the world.

"Vivid, intimate portraits . . . a splendid tribute to ten of the century's grandest, most powerful women."

--Us

"These women were our geishas, whispering in our ears to influence all aspects of American life."

--Susan Salter Reynolds, Los Angeles Times

"Delectable, classy . . . a runaway hit."

--Liz Smith

"An engrossing introduction to a way of life that's now extinct, for better or for worse."

--Chicago Sun-Times