{"product_id":"well-behaved-woman","title":"Well Behaved Woman","description":"The riveting novel of iron-willed Alva Vanderbilt and her illustrious family in as they rule Gilded-Age New York  from the New York Times bestselling author of Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald.  Alva Smith  her southern family destitute after the Civil War  married into one of Americas great Gilded Age dynasties: the newly wealthy but socially shunned Vanderbilts. Ignored by New Yorks old-money circles and determined to win respect  she designed and built 9 mansions  hosted grand balls  and arranged for her daughter to marry a duke. But Alva also defied convention for women of her time  asserting power within her marriage and becoming a leader in the womens suffrage movement.  With a nod to Jane Austen and Edith Wharton  in A Well-Behaved Woman Therese Anne Fowler paints a glittering world of enormous wealth contrasted against desperate poverty  of social ambition and social scorn  of friendship and betrayal  and an unforgettable story of a remarkable woman. Meet Alva Smith Vanderbilt Belmont  living proof that history is made by those who know the rules--and how to break them.","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44625977868341,"sku":"ByrdShop_1250202752","price":91.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/ByrdShop_1250202752_5bfb9841-ae3f-42af-9a54-c460bb602b01.jpg?v=1768173829","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/well-behaved-woman","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}