May 31, 2007
A Biography of a Socialite and Philanthropist
NEW BOOKS
The Last Mrs. Astor: A New York Story
by Frances Kiernan
Brooke Astor, the widow of a prominent New York multimillionaire, would become not only the grande dame of New York society, but a hands-on philanthropist who worked hard to change the world — well into her 90s, writes Frances Kiernan in her biography of the socialite.
In 1953, Brooke Marshall, a two-time divorcee of moderate wealth, married Vincent Astor, a businessman who
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