Mrs. Astor regrets
Subtitle: the hidden betrayals of a family beyond reproach
By: Meryl Gordon
Published: 2009
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780547247984
Subjects: Socialites; Philanthropists; Biography
Description: Details the later years of Brooke Astor, an American socialite and philanthropist, and describes how her grandson Philip took legal action against his father, Anthony Marshall Astor, in order to remove him as Brooke's legal guardian, claiming that his grandmother was receiving unfit treatment, despite the wealth of her estate.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-336).