By Paula Uruburu
Synopsis: A superstar by turn-of-the-century standards, Evelyn Nesbit, model, actress, and advertising creation, represented an idealized version of American womanhood. When her unbalanced millionaire husband shot and killed her lover, renowned New York architect and man-about-town Stanford White, the stage was set for a virtual media circus. All the decadent details revealed at the trial were devoured by a public just as hungry to see young, beautiful, and successful women crash and burn as they are today. Uruburu draws some valid comparisons between then and now in this tell-all biography of one of the first in a long line of tarnished “It Girls.”
My review: This premise of this book is very interesting. Evelyn Nesbit's tumultuous life is fascinating, but the way this book is written isn't quite so engaging. I was drawn in by Nesbit's crazy life. Her mother is absolutely insane and it really seems as though the only people she can trust in her life are men, although they have less than pure motives.
Rating: 4/5 stars. The writing isn't what it could be, but Evelyn's story is no doubt fascinating.
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Hi Katie! Keep up the good work.
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