A Lady of Good Family

A Novel

Jeanne Mackin

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New American Library
29 July 2015

Biography: general; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Horror & ghost stories; Historical fiction

From the author ofThe Beautiful Americancomes a richly imagined, beautifully written novel about historical figure Beatrix Farrand, one of the first female landscape architects.

From the author ofThe Beautiful Americancomes a richly imagined, beautifully written novel about historical figure Beatrix Farrand, one of the first female landscape architects.

Raised among wealth and privilege during America's fabled Gilded Age, a niece of famous novelist Edith Wharton and a friend to literary great Henry James, Beatrix Farrand is expected to marry, and marry well.

But as a young woman traveling through Europe with her mother and aunt, she already knows that gardens are her true passion.

How this highborn woman with unconventional views escapes the dictates of society to become the most celebrated female landscape designer in the country is the story of her unique determination to create beauty and serenity while remaining true to herself.

Beatrix's journey begins at the age of twenty-three in the Borghese Gardens of Rome, where she meets beguiling Amerigo Massimo, an Italian gentleman of sensitivity and charm-a man unlike any she has known before . . .

Praise forThe Beautiful American

'Readers will rank

it

right up there withThe Paris Wife. 'New York Timesbestselling author Sandra Dallas

'Will transport you to expat Paris . . . A wonderfully human and sympathetic protagonist.'Suzanne Rindell, author ofThe Other Typist

By: Jeanne Mackin
Imprint: New American Library
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 209mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 286g
ISBN: 9780451465832
ISBN 10: 0451465830
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 29 July 2015
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jeanne Mackin is an award-winning author of historical novels, including The Beautiful American, The Frenchwoman, The Sweet By and By, Dreams of Empire, Queen's War, and A Lady of Good Family. She lives in the Finger Lakes region of New York with her husband, artist Steve Poleskie.

Reviews for A Lady of Good Family: A Novel

Praise for The Beautiful American Readers will rank [it] right up there with The Paris Wife. ..A brilliant, beautifully written literary masterpiece... -- New York Times bestselling author Sandra Dallas Will transport you to expat Paris...and from there take you on a journey through the complexities of a friendship...breathes new life into such luminaries as Man Ray, Picasso, and, of course, the titular character, Lee Miller, while at the same time offering up a wonderfully human and sympathetic protagonist in Nora Tours. --Suzanne Rindell, author of The Other Typist Leaves its essence of love, loss, regret, and hope long after the novel concludes. --Erika Robuck, author of Fallen Beauty Achingly beautiful and utterly mesmerizing... Sure to appeal to fans of Paula McLain's The Paris Wife and Erika Robuck's Call Me Zelda, or indeed to anyone with a taste for impeccably researched and beautifully written historical fiction. --Jennifer Robson, author of Somewhere in France An engaging and unforgettable novel. I couldn't put it down. --Renee Rosen, author of Dollface An exquisitely imagined and beautifully rendered story of the talented, tragic, gorgeous Lee Miller. --Becky E. Conekin, author of Lee Miller in Fashion