The Auerbach Will, Stephen Birmingham
The Auerbach Will, Stephen Birmingham
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The Auerbach Will

Author: Stephen Birmingham

Narrator: Anonymous

Unabridged: 11 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 11/27/2009

Categories: Fiction

Synopsis

In The Auerbach Will, the novel by America's most renowned chronicler of the rich, ambitious young Essie Litsky defies a rigid upbringing by immigrant Russian Jewish parents to achieve wealth and success.But her children tear Essie and her husband Jack Auerbach's family apart in fights over their fortune, and Essie finds that money will not mend broken lives.Stephen Birmingham concludes this complex family saga, set in the Park Avenue world he first portrayed in the bestselling Our Crowd, with a surprise revelation. The story of Essie Auerbach and the Auerbach Will is unforgettable.

About Stephen Birmingham

Stephen Birmingham (1929-2015) was an American author of more than thirty books. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, he graduated from Williams College in 1953 and taught writing at the University of Cincinnati. Birmingham's work focuses on the upper class in America. He's written about the African American elite in Certain People and prominent Jewish society in Our Crowd: The Great Jewish Families of New York, The Grandees: The Story of America's Sephardic Elite, and The Rest of Us: The Rise of America's Eastern European Jews. His work also encompasses several novels including The Auerbach Will, The LeBaron Secret, Shades of Fortune, and The Rothman Scandal, and other non-fiction titles such as California Rich, The Grandes Dames, and Life at the Dakota: New York's Most Unusual Address.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Christina on March 21, 2016

I started reading the currently popular "Swans of Fifth Avenue" about socialites, Capote, Babe Paley, New York, 1960's glamour, then to The Dakota by this author, dishy non-fiction, written while the Lennons lived there and about 2 months before he was shot in the doorway. We'll written, a bit dated......more

Goodreads review by Cathryn on May 22, 2018

Delicious! Juicy! Oh, so yummy! No, this isn't a review of a dessert, but this book is a lot like dessert for your brain. Best of all, this book by Stephen Birmingham is not just empty calories; it is intelligently-written with a carefully-crafted plot and colorful characters, albeit some of them ar......more

Goodreads review by Connie on August 22, 2020

Please do your best to get through the first chapter of name dropping, label revealing ostentatious attitudes. After that you will be on your way to a good read filled with plots of crafted secrets, love, hate, affairs, blackmail and scandals, revealing money cannot buy happiness. Essie lives on the l......more

Goodreads review by Carolyn on May 29, 2020

A definite 3.5 and maybe sometimes 4 definitely a good book to read...you can read the summary for yourself. The characters are all thrown at you in the beginning so i suggest writing them down...just to get you through the beginning of the book. once you are into it, it will be easier to follow. I ha......more

Goodreads review by Laura on June 18, 2020

This is my first book by Stephen Birmingham and I love the cadence of his writing. It moves seamlessly between the past and the present, bringing us along as he presents his characters in a most gracious way. It is as if I have been invited to Essie Auerbach's home for the holiday and I am a willing......more

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