The Phantom of Fifth Avenue: The Mysterious Life and Scandalous Death of Heiress Huguette Clark - Tapa dura

"A perfect choice for the" Grey Gardens "set." "Booklist"" ."..an alluring, enigmatic portrait." "New York Observer"" "[E]xcellent." "The Wall Street Journal"" ..".an alluring, enigmatic portrait." "New York Observer"" ..".an alluring, enigmatic portrait."--New York Observer "Meryl Gordon masterfully depicts the life and times of one of New York's most eccentric millionaires...you won't want to put this book down."--HamptonSheet.com "An engrossing account for those interested in the lengths that family, professionals, and others will go to appropriate the wealth of a seemingly desolate heiress."--Library Journal "A perfect choice for the Grey Gardens set."--Booklist "[Gordon] is a tender and clear-eyed biographer; "The Phantom of Fifth Avenue" teases out the ways in which some human relationships, at their core, may always be transactional."--New York Times "Meryl Gordon...paints a human, often heartbreaking portrait of the woman behind the legend. In her capable hands, Mrs. Clark's story becomes both page-turner and time capsule for an era gone by."--Glamour.com "Through her assiduous research...and canny analysis, Gordon gives us, yes, Clark's perplexing eccentricities and the ins and outs of the fight between family members and loyal-but-incompetent friends and helpers. But The Phantom of Fifth Avenue also offers a believable, sympathetic portrait of a vulnerable perfectionist with an artistic temperament."--Bookpage "[F]ascinating...Gordon's research is impeccable."--Sacramento News and Review "Meticulously researched, Gordon's account catalogues every juicy detail and eccentricity amassed over a century....a rigorous, authoritative account of a 20th century enigma."--Publishers Weekly "Insightful and intriguing, Gordon's book offers a rare glimpse into a privileged world--and twisted personal psychology--beyond imagining."--Kirkus "A thrilling read...Meryl Gordon delivers quite a page-turner for this true-life mystery."--USA Today "[E]xcellent."--The Wall Street Journal "How a vibrant young woman morphed into a doll-collecting recluse who spent her afternoons watching The Flintstones sounds like a dreary tale...But as Gordon's fine reporting reveals, it's also a deeply fascinating one."--Entertainment Weekly