The World's Wealthiest Women: Fascinating Biographies of Heiresses, Royals, Entrepreneurs, and Entertainers

Fortunes and Fates: The Untold Stories of the World's Richest Women Heiresses have always dazzled with their unimaginable wealth, the cornucopia of fortune spilling opportunity at their feet. Yet, The World's Wealthiest Women reveals through intimate historical biographies that the fates of these women were often woven with threads of tragedy by the weaving sisters of destiny. Gilded cages or golden destinies? Whether these women amassed their billions through inheritance, marriage, or sheer ambition, their vast fortunes shaped lives that were anything but ordinary. If they stepped into a confessional, they might echo Sophie Tucker's quip, "I've been rich and I've been poor. Rich is better." Or perhaps they'd nod to Dorothy Parker's wit: "You can't take it with you, and even if you did, it would probably melt." From the author of Behind Every Great Man, The World's Wealthiest Women unveils the stories of women destined for privilege through birth or marriage, only to face lives rivaling the sorrows of Russian tragic heroines.