bethg331 's review for:

The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post by Allison Pataki

5.0

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 I really enjoyed this one. What a fascinating woman! Her father started Post cereal which changed how Americans ate breakfast. When her dad died she could not be on the board because she was a woman. That later changed. She had Post acquire many other food companies so they changed to General Foods. She was married four times, all ending in divorce, and while she built many mansions, including Mar-A-Lago, she did so many great things with her money. She built hospitals, and donated to schools and the arts and different charities. She opened food pantries during the Great Depression. She really was an amazing woman. Just not so lucky in love. This is my first Allison Pataki book but it will not be my last.

-I'd show them all that Majorie Merriweather Post did not follow trends-she set them.

-"My wealth would have been a burden on my soul if I did not find ways to share it with others."