Mrs. Astor Regrets（ISBN=） 英文原版

“News bound up in the esseence of an Edith Wharton novel. And,
incredibly, it is fair, unbiased reporting. The story is simply
riveting and so well-told. Not to be missed!” (Liz Smith,
column )”An even-handed and fascinating portrait of a wealthy
family torn apart by money, jealousy, and emotional distance.”
(U.S.A. Today )”A provocative, behind-the-scenes
look…enthralling.” (Associated Press )”A riveting
cautionary tale of privilege, family resentment, and greed, Mrs.
Astor Regrets reads like good fiction.” (National Public
Radio )

A behind-the-scenes, intensley-researched look at the blue-blood
scandal that has riveted not just New York but the world. When the
beloved Mrs. Astor’s only child Anthony Marshall was indicted on
charges of looting her estate, the story was covered by the entire
national press corps as well as newspapers way beyond our borders.
The fate of Brooke Astor, the endearing philanthropist with a
storied name who gave away nearly $200 million to the city–and did
so with incomparable class and style–has generated headlines ever
since the story broke in 2006 that her grandson Philip had sued his
father alleging mistreatment of Brooke.

MERYL GORDON is a full-time magazine journalist who for the past
fifteen years has been a contract writer for New York magazine. She
has profiled such influential figures as Kofi Annan, Mike
Bloomberg, and John Kerry, and such stars as Nicole Kidman, Susan
Sarandon, and Maggie Gyllenhaal. She has written major features for
the New York Times Magazine, Gourmet, Elle, Marie Claire, and More.
Earlier in her career she covered the police and court beats in
Cincinnati and Rochester, and then became an economics writer in
Washington, D.C. A graduate of the University of Michigan, she
lives in New York City with her husband, Walter Shapiro, who is the
Washington bureau chief for Salon.com.

Prologue: Trial by Tabloid
The Astor lOO
A Little Night Music
Disaster for Mrs. Astor
“I Married a Terrible Man”
An American Romance
White-Glove Philanthropy
The Perils of Charlene
The Painting Vanishes
The Treacherous Codicils
“I Didn’t Know It Would Be Armageddon”
Blue-Blood Battle
The Art of Shunning
A Wonderful Life
Family Plot
The People v. Anthony Marshall
Epilogue: A Sunset in Maine
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography