The Five of Hearts: An Intimate Portrait of Henry Adams and His Friends, 1880-1918
"Absorbing . . . Offers a candid image of the Gilded Age." --The Washington Post Book World"O'Toole is an exquisite writer. . . . This book's only fault is that it ends." --Los Angeles Times Book Review"Fascinating. . . A new perception of America during a period of erupting violence, as the tensions between private and political moralities became more anguished." --The New York Times Book Review"A fine work about an interesting and important period of American history." --The Philadelphia Inquirer"The lesson of this book, a lesson that Adams himself drew from his own life, is that no matter how charmed your circle is, or how devoted its members are to each other, it cannot ward off life's tragedies. . . . A wonderful story." --USA Today