The Winthrop Agreement, Alice Sherman Simpson
The Winthrop Agreement, Alice Sherman Simpson
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The Winthrop Agreement
A Novel

Author: Alice Sherman Simpson

Narrator: Dina Pearlman

Unabridged: 11 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/21/2023

Synopsis

A captivating historical novel set in Gilded Age New York City about an immigrant daughter’s ascent from a miserable tenement to the heights of haute couture, driven by an insatiable hunger for a place in society and secrets she must not betray.When Rivkah Milmanovitch arrives at Ellis Island, her husband is not waiting for her as promised. Alone and pregnant, she makes her way to the Lower East Side tenement of an old friend. Lottie Aarons, whose husband went out for a newspaper and never returned, takes Rivkah in and they work side-by-side in dispiriting sweatshops. Rivkah gives birth to a daughter, Mimi, determined that her child will have a better life in America.Frederick Winthrop, slum landlord, lives in one of Fifth Avenue‘s sumptuous mansions—and preys on young girls. When he serendipitously meets fifteen-year-old Mimi, who dreams of silks, satins and velvets, imagines costumes and ball gowns, she is easily seduced, and her life takes an unexpected turn. To avoid scandal, the Winthrop family offers Mimi a rare opportunity. While Lottie, now a bookkeeper in the employ of the Winthrops, wisely advises her, Mimi knows exactly what she wants. But as she rises to international fame, she must struggle with the secrets of her past and protect those she loves.Part history, part romance, with a twist of gothic, The Winthrop Agreement is a spellbinding tale of a determined heroine who will entrance Bridgerton and all historical fiction fans. 

About Alice Sherman Simpson

Alice Simpson is an accomplished visual artist who has a profound passion for dance. Ballroom is her first novel. She lives in South Pasadena, California.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Karren on October 10, 2023

When sixteen year old Rivkah Milmanovitch leaves her village in Lithuania her mother tells her she's making a big mistake, her husband Jacob promises he will be waiting for her in New York and he fails to show up when her ship docks. Alone and pregnant, she makes her way to the Lower East Side tenem......more

Goodreads review by Literary on September 29, 2023

This compelling tale will appeal to fans of Julian Fellowes' The Gilded Age series on cable channel Max. I found myself rooting for FMC Mimi, who wants more in life than her immigrant mother's hardscrabble existence. In fact, Mimi longs to design gowns for society's elite. But she's impregnated in h......more

Goodreads review by Sherry on May 17, 2023

I'm amazed that so many people—beta readers, editors, agents—read this and thought, Yes, it's worthy of publication. As an outline for a novel, or maybe a first draft, it has potential, but... Major events are glossed over (the protagonist, Mimi, gives birth at age 15 or 16—there seems to be some di......more

Goodreads review by C. on January 28, 2024

This historical novel was absolutely enchanting. An immigrant’s daughter learns from her mother, Rivkah Milmanovitch, a teenage girl herself who was abandoned in New York’s tenement slums, how to eke out a living with cloth and thread. But the daughter is keen and innovative, and soon hems and patch......more

Goodreads review by Bianca Vandenbos on October 11, 2023

The Winthrop Agreement The Winthrop Agreement by Alice Sherman Simpson begins with young Jewish immigrant Rivkha Milmanovitch arriving in New York City to begin a new life with her husband Jacob. Only that idea of a fairytale beginning and ending is dashed when Jacob doesn’t show up. Alone and pregna......more

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