The Thirteenth Husband, Greer Macallister
The Thirteenth Husband, Greer Macallister
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The Thirteenth Husband

Author: Greer Macallister

Narrator: Suzanne Toren

Unabridged: 12 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 08/06/2024


Synopsis

That’s about all we get out of life, rich or poor, isn’t it, a few hours of enjoyment here and there? I think it is folly to allow a single chance for pleasure to slip past you.—Aimée Crocker, 1911

From the acclaimed author of The Arctic Fury and The Magician’s Lie

Tearing through millions of dollars, four continents, and a hearty collection of husbands, real-life heiress Aimée Crocker blazed an unbelievable trail of public notoriety, private pain, and the kind of strong independent woman the 1880s had never seen.

Her life was stranger than fiction and brighter than the stars, and she whirled through her days as if she was being chased. Greer Macallister brilliantly takes us into a world you won’t soon forget.

“A whirlwind tour of the life and loves of the incomparable Aimée Crocker. Macallister deftly captures the raucous, devil-may-care attitude of a woman who wasn’t afraid of scandal, while also beautifully depicting her more vulnerable side—especially when it came to matters of the heart. A truly wonderful read.”—Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Spectacular

About Greer Macallister

Raised in the Midwest, Greer Macallister is a poet, short story writer, playwright, and novelist whose work has appeared in publications such as The North American Review, The Missouri Review, and The Messenger. Her plays have been performed at American University, where she earned her MFA in creative writing. She lives with her family in Brooklyn.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Annette on March 12, 2024

The Thirteenth Husband is based on real-life heiress Aimee Crocker (1864-1941). Her father’s sudden death bestowed her with ten million dollars which she used to have a very lavish life full of adventure and carelessness. Seeing her parent’s business-like marriage, she craved romantic love. Her first......more

Goodreads review by Karren on July 04, 2024

1875. When Amy was ten her father Edwin B. Crocker passed away and she inherited ten million dollars and can you image having that much money at such a young age. Her mother Margaret found Amy a handful, she sent a boy-crazy Amy to finishing school in Dresden, Germany. At sixteen Amy fell in love wi......more

Goodreads review by Christy on August 01, 2024

'I think it is folly to allow a single chance for pleasure slip past you' In the 1880s, Aimee Crocker inherited $10 million upon her father's death (the approx equivalent of over $200 million today), and with that security, Aimee was able to live a life of absolute independence and pleasure, 'They we......more

Goodreads review by Marilyn (not getting notifications) on August 18, 2024

The Thirteenth Husband by Greer Macallister was about Aimee Crocker, an heiress, who lived between 1864 and 1941. Aimee became an heiress when her father suddenly died when Aimee was just ten years old. She inherited ten million dollars which over the years of Aimee Crocker’s life became a hindrance......more

Goodreads review by Kristel | Your Novel Ambitions on August 17, 2024

Based on the tumultuous story of real-life heiress, Aimee Crocker, The Thirteenth Husband is part-biography/part-fiction set in the 1880s about a trailblazing woman well ahead of her time. In fact, Crocker was known for her well-publicized divorces (something unheard of for a woman to be able to leg......more