A Well-Behaved Woman: A Novel of the Vanderbilts by Therese Anne Fowler

A Well-Behaved Woman: A Novel of the Vanderbilts

Therese Anne Fowler with Barrie Kreinik (Narrator)

14 hours, 18 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions) user-added

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Alva Smith, her southern family destitute after the Civil War, married into one of America's great Gilded Age dynasties: the newly wealthy but socially shunned Vanderbilts. Ignored by New York's old-money circles and determined to win respect, she...

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Moods

informative 72%
inspiring 48%
reflective 48%
emotional 33%
hopeful 27%
adventurous 16%
lighthearted 11%
challenging 9%
sad 8%
funny 7%
relaxing 4%
dark 2%
tense 1%

Pace

medium 62%
slow 26%
fast 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 68% | A mix: 28% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 6%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 11%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 59% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 55% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 3%

Average rating

3.78

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