Kavaler Lucy : Secret Lives of the Edmonts (Hbk) - Tapa dura

The Edmonts, an aristocratic couple living in the puritanical and priggish 1890s, rebel against Victorian mores--Melanie by opening her boudoir to a steady stream of lovers, and Wallace by seeking a divorce

Lucy Kavaler is the author of 17 books, and is internationally recognized for her writings on the lifestyles of the rich and for her expertise as a social historian. She wrote The Astors, A Family Chronicle of Pomp and Power, which is often described as the "definitive" biography of this fabulous dynasty, and was the inspiration for The Secret Lives of the Edmonts and its magnetic heroine. She was recently interviewed on A&E's Biography. Books are frequently cited on Best Books of the Year Lists and appear in anthologies and foreign editions. Reviewers praise her "exceptional narrative gifts," and say "her skill as a raconteur is without peer.