The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post

About this book

"Mrs. Post the President and First Lady are here to see you. . . . So begins another average evening for Marjorie Merriweather Post. Presidents have come and gone but she has hosted them all.Growing up in the modest farmlands of Battle Creek Michigan Marjorie was inspired by a few simplerules- always think for yourself never take success for granted and work hard-even when deemed American royalty even while covered in imperial diamonds. Marjorie had an insatiable drive to live and love and to givemore thanshe got. From crawling through Moscow warehouses to rescue the Tsars treasures to outrunning the Nazis in London from serving the homeless of the Great Depression to entertaining Roosevelts Kennedys and Hollywoods biggest stars Marjorie Merriweather Post lived an epic life few could imagine. Marjories journey began gluing cereal boxes in her fathers barn as a young girl. No one could have predicted that C. W. Posts Cereal Company would grow into the General Foods empire and reshape the American way of life with Marjorie as its heiress and leading lady. Not content to stay in her prescribed roles of high-society wife mother and hostess Marjorie dared to demand more making history in the process. Before turning thirty she amassed millions becoming the wealthiest woman in the United States. But it was her life-force advocacy passion and adventurous spirit that led to her stunning legacy. And yet Marjories story though full of beauty and grandeur set in the palatial homes she builtsuch as Mar-a-Lago was equally marked by challenge and tumult. A wife four times over Marjoriesought her happily-ever-after with the blue-blooded party boy who could not outrun his demons the charismatic financier whose charm turned to betrayal the international diplomat with a dark side and the bon vivant whose shocking secrets would shake Marjorie and all of society. Marjorie did everything on a grand scale especially when it came to love. Bestselling and acclaimed author Allison Pataki has crafted an intimate portrait of a larger-than-life woman a powerful story of one woman falling in love with her own voice and embracing her own power while shaping history in the process"--